Definition of Broad-brimmed

1. Adjective. (of hats) having a broad brim.

Similar to: Broad, Wide

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broad-brimmed

bro
broach
broachable
broached
broached spire
broached spires
broacher
broachers
broaches
broaching
broacht
broad(a)
broad-bean
broad-bean plant
broad-brimmed (current term)
broad-brush
broad-headed
broad-leaf
broad-leafed
broad-leafs
broad-leaved
broad-leaved bottletree
broad-leaved dock
broad-leaved epiphyllum
broad-leaved everlasting pea
broad-leaved garlic
broad-leaved montia
broad-leaved plantain
broad-leaved twayblade

Literary usage of Broad-brimmed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"I have bought a soft, broad - brimmed hat, at which Charles grinned when I put it on. But the hat is so comfortable that I can't abide the stiff British ..."

2. Baptist Missionary Magazine by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1908)
"It is hot there, and broad-brimmed, pith hats and thin clothes are a necessity Evelyn Bickel is the daughter of Captain Bickel, ..."

3. The History of Mankind by Friedrich Ratzel (1898)
"a headband, often of costly work, both alone and under the hat, to which it is made fast with a ring ; and in winter fur caps. The broad-brimmed Korean hats ..."

4. Old Sporting Prints by Ralph. Nevill (1908)
"A coat of vernal green, embellished with large brass buttons, breeches of brown cloth with gaiters to match, together with a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat, ..."

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