Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A soft felt hat with a fairly low crown creased lengthwise and a brim that can be turned up or down.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A soft felt hat with a crown creased lengthwise.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a hat made of felt with a creased crown
Etymologies
- After Fédora, a play by Victorien Sardou.
Examples
“On the whole, I wish they treated Harrison Ford with the same understated subtlety the North Korean press reserves for Kim Jong Il. The whip-toting, punch-packing [Ed. Note: Seriously?], snake-hating, globe-trotting archaeologist with a fedora is back on screen in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” debuting worldwide Thursday, May 22, 2008.”
“McCully's brown fedora is passed down from generation to generation.”
“I was just told by one of my co-workers (a 70-something Jewish woman who absolutely rocks) that my fedora is not creased enough at the front.”
“What we can glean from his audition videos: The fedora is a lie; Michael favors Kangol caps.”
The Huffington Post: Una LaMarche: Meet The Project Runway Season 8 Contestants
“Hats were popular in the eighties though mostly on girls, so wearing my fedora was a given.”
“Secara default sistem operasi fedora akan menjalankan firewall secara otomatis ketika dinyalakan.”
“Fedoras: Speaking of inappropriate, I can't really think of a situation where a fedora might be a good idea.”
“A fedora is a version of the trilby, distinguished by its wider brim.”
“The fedora is another classic that's relatively easy to come by.”
“Implementation example: A fedora is a (type of) hat.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fedora’.
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Very Silly Words
A list of very silly sounding words, as well as words that are fun to say
badot, gardyloo, dingbat, gaffer, kine, haberdashery, forsooth, whey-faced, hoddypeak, brouhaha, widdershins, decemnovenarianize and 115 more...
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Fads
With bows of great respect to Connie Willis, author of "Bellwether" and other wonderful books.
Hula-Hoop, bungee-jumping, hair-bobbing, pogs, jitterbug, jogging, mesmerism, Ouija board, miniature golf, The Old Curiosity..., Harry Potter, line dancing and 271 more...
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[Open] “What’s that on your head?”
Headgear: “anything worn on the head” (that isn’t part of the head). Hats are fine, but for a more detailed, wider selection of fashionable hats in all colors and sizes, please see Reese Tee’s li...
goggles, wig, headdress, cap, hackamore, halter, bridle, beanie, turban, hat, crown, chapeau and 122 more...
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names of hats
liripipe, cowl, capuchon, liripipium, snood, bonnet, toque, turban, poke, toboggan-cap, crown, fedora and 72 more...
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