Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chapeau"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chapeau \Cha`peau"\, n.; pl. {Chapeux}. [F., fr. OF. chapel hat.
See {Chaplet}.]
1. A hat or covering for the head.
2. (Her.) A cap of maintenance. See {Maintenance}.
{Chapeau bras}[F. chapeau hat + bras arm], a hat so made that
it can be compressed and carried under the arm without
injury. Such hats were particularly worn on dress
occasions by gentlemen in the 18th century. A chapeau bras
is now worn in the United States army by general and staff
officers.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chapeau
n : headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has
shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {hat}, {lid}]
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