porkpie hat

Meanings

nounporkpie hat (plural porkpie hats)

alternativeAlternative spelling of pork pie hat.
One mysterious collector wearing a black porkpie hat enthusiastically bid on many of the best Arte Povera works and ended up buying several by Boetti.
2014 February 12, Carol Vogel, “In London, an Auction of Arte Povera Yields Rich Results”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

nounman's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim

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Broader

snap-brim hat

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