Hat (?), a.
Hot.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
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Hat,
sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf.
Hatte. [Obs.] "That one
hat abstinence."
Piers Plowman.
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Hat (?), n. [AS. haet, haett; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, hottr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. . Cf.Hood.]
A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament.
Hat block, a block on which hats are formed or dressed. -- To pass around the hat, to take up a collection of voluntary contributions, which are often received in a hat. [Collog.]
Lowell.
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