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hat

Pronunciation: /hat/

“hat” is a Middle English word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A hat or cap; a piece of headgear or headwear.
  2. A helmet; a hat used as armour.
  3. A circlet or tiara; a ring-shaped piece of headgear.
  4. A circle of foam or mist.
  5. An area of hilly woodland.

Etymology

From Old English hæt, hætt, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz.

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