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chapeau

[ sha-poh; French sha-poh ]

noun

, plural cha·peaux [sha-, pohz, sh, a, -, poh], cha·peaus.
  1. a hat.
  2. Heraldry.
    1. a representation of a low-crowned hat with a turned-up brim, usually of a different tincture, used either as a charge or as part of a crest.
    2. a cap depicted within a representation of a crown or coronet.


chapeau

/ ˈʃæpəʊ; ʃapo /

noun

  1. a hat


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chapeau1

1515–25; < French; Old French chapel wreath, hat < Late Latin cappellus hood, hat, equivalent to capp ( a ) ( cap 1 ) + -ellus diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chapeau1

C16: from French, from Late Latin cappellus hood, from cappa cap

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Example Sentences

Valued at $8 million to $12 million, Femme au chapeau humorously represents a bearded lady in a childlike outfit.

I was struck by the bishop's dress, for it was the first time I had seen the black knickerbockers and the three-cornered chapeau.

They wore a sword, carried a chapeau under the arm, wore laces and frills, and coats with cuffs heavy with gold lace.

The coat and chapeau belonged to General Dodge, an important leader in the war.

He certainly wore no chapeau, and his coat was not in the least la militaire, for it was a dusky brown frock.

There seemed no alternative, and the poor man bestowed the contraband laces in his chapeau.

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