pointed hat

Witch costume staple

A pointed hat is a hat with a cone-shaped crown tapering to a point.

The shape appears across cultures and contexts: the tall black hat of a stereotypical witch, a wizard's starred cap, a dunce cap, a party hat, or the ceremonial mitre of a bishop.

She wore a pointed hat for her witch costume.

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magic · sorcerer · dunce · cap · brim · peaked · spell · Halloween · costume · dunce cap · starry · star pattern · Merlin · Harry Potter · magic wand · cauldron · black cat · broomstick

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Opposites
crown shape

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Low soft brimmed hat

beret · bowler hat · pillbox hat · beanie · skullcap

symbolic association

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Sovereign's ornamental headpiece

top hat · hard hat · graduation cap · firefighter helmet · construction helmet

formality/context

pointed hathard hat

Protective headgear for worksites

baseball cap · trucker hat · sun hat · beanie · visor

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G