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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
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