broad-brimmed hat

Shade-giving head covering

A broad-brimmed hat has a wide rim extending outward from the crown, providing shade for the face and neck.

Sun hats, floppy hats, and certain western-style hats qualify.

The style appears in outdoor work, beach settings, and fashion contexts: She wore a broad-brimmed hat to the garden party.

Related

floppy · floppy hat · straw · shade · crown · garden · garden party · summer · beach · beach day · cowboy · woven · ribbon · hat band · elegant · shelter · parasol · southern belle

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Opposites
brim size

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Snug brimless cap

skullcap · cap · pillbox hat · fez · toque

hat structure

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Snug brimless cap

skullcap · watch cap · knit cap · swimming cap · shower cap

Family

broad, brim, broadly, broadness, broaden, broadened, broadening, broader, broadest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G