high-crowned

Thân thiện

A cowboy wears a high-crowned hat while riding his horse.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • (Of a hat) having a high crown: Describes a hat, especially a formal one, whose crown (the part that fits over the top of the head) is tall or elevated in shape.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • He wore a traditional, high-crowned hat to the ceremony.
  • The portrait showed a gentleman in a high-crowned beaver felt hat.
  • This style of high-crowned derby was popular in the late 19th century.

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used as a compound adjective to describe specific types of headwear, often in historical, fashion, or costume contexts. It is not typically used in a figurative sense.

Variants and Related Words

• High-crown: Can sometimes be used as a noun phrase to refer to the style itself (e.g., "the high-crown of the hat").
• Crown: (Noun) The central, raised part of a hat.
• Low-crowned: (Adjective) The opposite descriptor for a hat with a shallow crown.

Synonyms

• Tall-crowned: Having a tall crown.
• Top-hatted: (Implies a specific type of high-crowned hat, the top hat).

Antonyms

• Low-crowned: Having a low crown.
• Flat-capped: Wearing a cap with a flat, low crown.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a hat) having a high crown