chapeau

Definitions of chapeau
  1. noun
    headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
    synonyms: bonnet, capuchon
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    chapeau de paille, marin
    a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
    bonnet
    a hat tied under the chin
    chapeau melon
    a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
    haut-de-forme
    a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
    chapeau de cow-boy, chapeau de feutre, chapeau mou
    a hat made of felt with a creased crown
    bonnet de fourrure
    a hat made of fur
    sombrero
    a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
    suroît
    waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
    casque colonial
    a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
    type of:
    coiffure
    clothing for the head
  2. noun
    a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
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    partie de la plante
    any part of a plant or fungus
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