stovepipe
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Definition
- Noun:
- A tall cylindrical hat for men: A stovepipe is a type of formal man's hat characterized by a very tall, straight-sided crown, traditionally covered in materials like silk or beaver fur.
- A large-diameter metal pipe for a stove: A stovepipe is a pipe, typically made of metal, that connects a stove to a chimney flue to carry away smoke and gases.
Usage Examples
Noun (Hat):
- The gentleman tipped his stovepipe as he walked down the street.
- In the 19th century, a stovepipe hat was a common part of formal attire.
Noun (Pipe):
- The installer attached a new stovepipe to the wood-burning stove.
- Make sure the stovepipe is clean to prevent a chimney fire.
Advanced Usage
- "Stovepipe system" or "Stovepiping": In modern organizational jargon, this term metaphorically describes a rigid, vertical structure where information or resources flow only up and down within isolated departments without sharing across the organization.
- The company's stovepipe departments hindered innovation and collaboration.
Variants and Related Words
- Stovepipe hat (n): The full term for the tall cylindrical hat.
- Stovepiping (n/adj): The act or characteristic of functioning as a stovepipe system.
- Chimney pipe (n): A synonym for the pipe connecting a stove to a flue.
Synonyms
- For the hat: Top hat, high hat, silk hat.
- For the pipe: Flue pipe, chimney connector, exhaust pipe.
Related Idioms or Phrases
- "Stovepipe thinking": A mindset characterized by isolation and lack of communication between different parts of an organization.
- The project failed due to stovepipe thinking between the engineering and marketing teams.
Noun
- a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
- chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue