deerstalker hat

English
A deerstalker hat.

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Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪə(ɹ)stɔːkə hæt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /diɚstɔkɚ hæt/

Noun

deerstalker hat (plural deerstalker hats)

  1. A type of men's headwear, made of cloth with a plaid pattern, having two projecting brims (one at the front and one at the back) and earflaps which can be folded up and tied at the top.
    Synonyms: fore-and-after, hunting cap
    Two famous fictional characters who wore deerstalker hats were Sherlock Holmes and Holden Caulfield in J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.

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