• n. A term inheritaed from Germanic. From the Old English "haet" "haeth" "het" and Middle English "hæt" "hatte" among others. It is an item of clothing designed to be worn on the head, typically to protect the head from cold, the sun, etc., or as a fashion accessory or part of a uniform.

• Civil attire
• wd:Q14952 (Silk Heritage Thesaurus)

• Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]

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