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broad-brim
broad·brim
/
ˈbrɔdˌbrɪm
/
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brawd
-brim
]
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noun
1.
a hat with a
broad
,
brim
, as that worn by Quakers.
2.
(
initial capital letter
)
Slang.
a Quaker.
Origin:
1680–90;
broad
+
brim
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broadbrim
(ˈbrɔːdˌbrɪm)
—
n
a broad-brimmed hat, esp one worn by the Quakers in the 17th century
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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