HATTINGS

HATTING

Hat"ting, n.

Definition: The business of making hats; also, stuff for hats.

HAT

Hat, a.

Definition: Hot. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Hat,

Definition: sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf. Hatte. [Obs.] "That one hat abstinence." Piers Plowman.

Hat, n. Etym: [AS. hæt, hætt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, höttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. Hood.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition