pope hat

noun

The mitre worn by popes.

Meanings

nounpope hat (plural pope hats)

plural pope hats · alternative pope-hat · alternative popehat

  1. informalThe mitre worn by popes.

    Which reminds me; put on the Pope-Hat.

    2002, Christopher Morrill, The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
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    A picture of the good professor with a pope hat on came up, to some polite laughter.

    2002, Ken Gilland, Quaternary Alluvium

    I'm wearing a full-dress Nazi uniform with a swastika on the sleeve, and Gary Hirsh was wearing a pope outfit with a real pope hat.

    2003, Richie Unterberger, Eight Miles High

    She was dressed in purple and had the Pope hat and everything.

    2004, David White, Lake of Fire
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