top hat

Tails' crowning partner

A top hat is a tall, flat-topped formal hat with a cylindrical crown and narrow brim, traditionally made of silk or beaver felt.

Once standard formal wear for men, top hats now appear mainly at weddings, horse races, and period costumes: He wore a top hat and tails to the gala.

The emoji 🎩 represents refinement or old-fashioned elegance.

millinery

silk

Fine woven insect fiber

  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
  • brimProjecting edge or lip
  • collapsibleAble to compress compactly

stovepipe · topper · blocked · brushed · satin lining · ribbon · cockade · chapeau · headwear

Victorian

Dickens

Surname of Victorian novelist

cobblestone · hansom cab · foggy London · industrial · mourning dress · stovepipe · Lincoln · Brunel · penny-farthing · daguerreotype

aristocracy

gentleman

Courteous, honorable man

lord · duke · earl · baron · peerage · high society · manor · estate · carriage · livery

formal

tuxedo

Men's formal evening attire

eveningwear · gala · opera · ballroom · banquet · ceremony · state dinner · inaugural ball · reception · soiree

costume

Mr. Peanut

Anthropomorphic legume advertising figure

  • PenguinBritish publishing imprint
  • ringmasterCircus performance director
  • circusTraveling entertainment with performers

Scrooge McDuck · Slash · New Year's Eve · wedding · Fred Astaire · Marlene Dietrich · steampunk · burlesque · cabaret · Halloween

magician

rabbit

Long-eared lagomorph

  • wandThin ceremonial stick
  • magicSupernatural or illusory power
  • illusionMisleading sensory impression

prestidigitation · conjuring · sleight of hand · abracadabra · pulling · vanish · trick · stage magic · Houdini · showmanship

Categories
Opposites
formality of headwear

top hatbaseball cap

Soft hat, stiff brim

trucker hat · newsboy cap · flat cap · beanie · snapback

social class signaling

top hatflat cap

Low soft brimmed hat

newsboy cap · cloth cap · wool cap · stocking cap

hat structure and height

top hatflat cap

Low soft brimmed hat

skullcap · beret · bowler · pillbox hat · tam

Family

top, hat, hatted, hatter, hatband, hatting, hatpin, hatters, hatbands

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G