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straw-hat Definition

☆ straw·-hat (-hat′)

adjective

designating, of, or having to do with a summer theater or summer theaters

Etymology: from the practice, esp. formerly, of wearing straw hats in summer

straw-hat Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • industry: Luton was just another small farming town until the early 19th century, when it became the center of the straw-hat industry.
  • making: The chief employment of the villagers is agriculture, but some straw-hat making is still done by the women.