Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hat"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Hat
Chald. karb'ela, (Dan. 3:21), properly mantle or pallium. The
Revised Version renders it "tunic."
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Service cap \Serv"ice cap\ or hat \hat\ (Mil.)
A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress
uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn.
Note: In the United States army the service cap is round,
about 31/2 inches high, flat-topped, with a visor. The
service hat is of soft felt of khaki color, with broad
brim and high crown, creased down the middle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hat \Hat\, a.
Hot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hat \Hat\,
sing. pres. of {Hote} to be called. Cf. {Hatte}. [Obs.]
``That one hat abstinence.'' --Piers Plowman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hat \Hat\, n. [AS. h[ae]t, h[ae]tt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt,
Icel. hattr a hat, h["o]ttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG.
huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. ???. Cf.{Hood}.]
A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim,
made of various materials, and worn by men or women for
protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament.
{Hat block}, a block on which hats are formed or dressed.
{To pass around the hat}, to take up a collection of
voluntary contributions, which are often received in a
hat. [Collog.] --Lowell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hat
n 1: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has
shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {chapeau}, {lid}]
2: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his
politician's hat and talked frankly"
v : put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
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