chapeau
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Origin:
1515–25; < French; Old French chapel wreath, hat < Late Latin cappellus hood, hat, equivalent to capp(a) (see cap1) + -ellus diminutive suffix
1515–25; < French; Old French chapel wreath, hat < Late Latin cappellus hood, hat, equivalent to capp(a) (see cap1) + -ellus diminutive suffix
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chapeau (ˈʃæpəʊ, French ʃapo) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -peaux, -peaus | |
| a hat | |
| [C16: from French, from Late Latin cappellus hood, from cappa | |
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Chapeau
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
chapeau
1523, from Fr. chapeau (O.Fr. capel, 12c.) "hat," from L. capellum (cf. It. cappello, Sp. capelo, Port. chapeo), dim. of cappa (see cap).
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Example sentences
Don your cultural chapeau while still going for full fashion immersion with a handful of local exhibitions celebrating couture.
He was six feet tall, while the addition of an immense paper chapeau did not detract from his high and imposing appearance.
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