top hatn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒp ˈhat/, U.S.

/ˈtɑp ˌhæt/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English high-top hat.

Etymology: Probably short for high-top hat (see high-top adj. 2b, and compare high hat n.).

a. A man's silk or beaver hat with high cylindrical crown; a tall or high hat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > tall > cylindrical > top hat

stovepipe1851

bell-topper1858

top hat1881

tile-hat1937

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel xvi She liked to have her son well-dressed and in a top-hat.

1883 E. F. Knight Cruise of ‘Falcon’ II. 66 Men in black coats and top-hats.

1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts xiii How I do hate a top hat!

1905 A. R. Wallace My Life I. 17 He always wore a top-hat—a beaver hat as it was then called, before silk hats were invented.

b. transferred. A person of the kind or class that wears a top hat; an important or senior person (see also quot. 1938).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important

persona1425

personagec1460

colossus1605

satrapon1650

bigwig1772

big man1789

butt-cut1806

tallboy1820

buzz-wig1854

great or high shot1861

celestial1874

pot1880

big stuff1883

importance1886

big wheel1893

mandarin1907

the (also a) big noise1909

hotty1910

big boy1918

biggie1926

hotshot1933

wheel1933

eminence1935

top hat1936

big or great white chief1937

Mr Big1940

big kahuna1966

1936 Amer. Speech 11 221 The ermines and top-hats, the carriage trade of the early part of the century.

1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xix. 209 It's no good here, boys, there are too many top-hats (detectives).

1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 4 Oct. 7/1 Mr. White brought Mr. Benoit along to the Albany Club, and the Tory party tophats liked what they saw.

2. attributive.

a. With reference to the wearing of top hats.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a hat > types of

flat-headed1667

straw-hattedc1730

beavered1742

cocked-hatted1821

slouch-hatted1826

high-hatted1858

plug-hatted1869

sun-helmeted1886

pot-hatted1888

sou'-westered1891

cowboy-hatted1896

sombreroed1899

top hat1902

picture-hatted1906

bowler-hatted1909

sailor-hatted1909

tile-hatted1924

Stetsoned1935

trilbied1966

trilby-hatted1975

1902 R. Hichens Londoners 159 Another top-hat Ascot! I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks.

1966 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 13 Dec. (1970) 461 Lyndon made a splendid toast. He said he wanted American art to be enjoyed at the grass-roots level, just as it is by the top-hat crowd.

b. Shaped like a top hat.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > cylinder > [adjective] > of other cylindrical shapes

caked1686

tuberose1704

cucumiform1826

sausage-like1852

bolt1859

cigar-shaped1887

torpedo-shaped1903

sausagey1921

whale-shaped1930

Zeppelinistic1930

top hat1958

1958 Engineering 14 Mar. 344/2 Shallow ‘top-hat’ sections are used for the horizontal rails.

1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World ii. 83 (caption) A ‘top-hat’ kiln loaded for firing.

3. Passing into adj. Designating insurance or pension schemes devised as a means of deferred payment for senior executives.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [adjective] > pension > types of

non-contributory1907

top hat1952

portable1965

1952 Economist 8 Nov. 417/1 ‘Top-hat’ contracts for higher executives.

1964 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 23/1 The annual check on senior executives under the ‘top-hat scheme’, because of the neurosis it created, was a pernicious plan.

1979 Guardian 18 June 10/4 It would be good to know that the company car, the top hat pension,..will not survive the axe next spring.

Derivatives

ˈtop-ˈhatted adj. wearing a top-hat.

1892 Spectator 27 Feb. 305/1 To wonder at pig-tailed China and top-hatted Japan.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 21 Aug. 8/1 Of every social standing, from the top-hatted City man to the picturesque newspaper urchin.

ˈtop-ˈhatter n. one who wears a top-hat.

1892 R. Buchanan in Pall Mall Gaz. 19 July 3/2 Far from the realms of hansoms and top-hatters all.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	top hat
释义	top hatn. Brit. /ˌtɒp ˈhat/, U.S. /ˈtɑp ˌhæt/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English high-top hat. Etymology: Probably short for high-top hat (see high-top adj. 2b, and compare high hat n.). 1. a. A man's silk or beaver hat with high cylindrical crown; a tall or high hat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > tall > cylindrical > top hat stovepipe1851 bell-topper1858 top hat1881 tile-hat1937 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel xvi She liked to have her son well-dressed and in a top-hat. 1883 E. F. Knight Cruise of ‘Falcon’ II. 66 Men in black coats and top-hats. 1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts xiii How I do hate a top hat! 1905 A. R. Wallace My Life I. 17 He always wore a top-hat—a beaver hat as it was then called, before silk hats were invented. b. transferred. A person of the kind or class that wears a top hat; an important or senior person (see also quot. 1938). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important persona1425 personagec1460 colossus1605 satrapon1650 bigwig1772 big man1789 butt-cut1806 tallboy1820 buzz-wig1854 great or high shot1861 celestial1874 pot1880 big stuff1883 importance1886 big wheel1893 mandarin1907 the (also a) big noise1909 hotty1910 big boy1918 biggie1926 hotshot1933 wheel1933 eminence1935 top hat1936 big or great white chief1937 Mr Big1940 big kahuna1966 1936 Amer. Speech 11 221 The ermines and top-hats, the carriage trade of the early part of the century. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xix. 209 It's no good here, boys, there are too many top-hats (detectives). 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 4 Oct. 7/1 Mr. White brought Mr. Benoit along to the Albany Club, and the Tory party tophats liked what they saw. 2. attributive. a. With reference to the wearing of top hats. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a hat > types of flat-headed1667 straw-hattedc1730 beavered1742 cocked-hatted1821 slouch-hatted1826 high-hatted1858 plug-hatted1869 sun-helmeted1886 pot-hatted1888 sou'-westered1891 cowboy-hatted1896 sombreroed1899 top hat1902 picture-hatted1906 bowler-hatted1909 sailor-hatted1909 tile-hatted1924 Stetsoned1935 trilbied1966 trilby-hatted1975 1902 R. Hichens Londoners 159 Another top-hat Ascot! I wish the Prince would set the fashion of billycocks. 1966 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 13 Dec. (1970) 461 Lyndon made a splendid toast. He said he wanted American art to be enjoyed at the grass-roots level, just as it is by the top-hat crowd. b. Shaped like a top hat. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > cylinder > [adjective] > of other cylindrical shapes caked1686 tuberose1704 cucumiform1826 sausage-like1852 bolt1859 cigar-shaped1887 torpedo-shaped1903 sausagey1921 whale-shaped1930 Zeppelinistic1930 top hat1958 1958 Engineering 14 Mar. 344/2 Shallow ‘top-hat’ sections are used for the horizontal rails. 1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World ii. 83 (caption) A ‘top-hat’ kiln loaded for firing. 3. Passing into adj. Designating insurance or pension schemes devised as a means of deferred payment for senior executives. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [adjective] > pension > types of non-contributory1907 top hat1952 portable1965 1952 Economist 8 Nov. 417/1 ‘Top-hat’ contracts for higher executives. 1964 Daily Tel. 16 Apr. 23/1 The annual check on senior executives under the ‘top-hat scheme’, because of the neurosis it created, was a pernicious plan. 1979 Guardian 18 June 10/4 It would be good to know that the company car, the top hat pension,..will not survive the axe next spring. Derivatives ˈtop-ˈhatted adj. wearing a top-hat. Π 1892 Spectator 27 Feb. 305/1 To wonder at pig-tailed China and top-hatted Japan. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 21 Aug. 8/1 Of every social standing, from the top-hatted City man to the picturesque newspaper urchin. ˈtop-ˈhatter n. one who wears a top-hat. Π 1892 R. Buchanan in Pall Mall Gaz. 19 July 3/2 Far from the realms of hansoms and top-hatters all. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1881
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