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a cylinder of pure status that turned a man's head into a building.
means A tall, flat-crowned, cylindrical hat with a brim, traditionally made of silk or felt and worn with formal men's dress.
from A purely descriptive English compound — 'top' plus 'hat' — for a hat that towered well above the head, emerging in the late 18th century as the tall stovepipe form replaced the earlier tricorne. The popular tale that a hatter named John Hetherington was arraigned in 1797 for causing a public panic with his shocking new headgear is almost certainly a fabricated newspaper yarn, but the silk top hat itself was very real and quickly became the badge of the gentleman's wardrobe.
- riot debut
- First wearer allegedly caused a London street panic in 1797
- silk plush
- Finest ones used a now-extinct silk weave
- collapsible trick
- The opera hat folds flat with a spring snap
- height race
- Victorian fashion pushed crowns ever taller for prestige
- monopoly icon
- Survived the game's 2017 token vote, unlike the thimble
lincoln's top hat — worn by abraham lincoln to ford's theatre on april 14, 1865
churchill's top hat — worn by winston churchill during world war ii and his political career
mad hatter's hat — iconic oversized top hat worn by character in lewis carroll's alice in wonderland