as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
with her chapeau cocked jauntily to one side, the French actress was the very picture of Gallic insouciance
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As for her accessories, Padukone carried a black, top-handle bag and added a white chapeau with a wide brim to her attire.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
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The cow costume accessorized with steak shoes and a shank chapeau blew minds at the time and continues to be one of her most iconic looks.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
Rodrigues handcrafts all types of chapeaus, including fedoras and cowboy hats.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
The overall look gave the retro, 1920s chapeau a contemporary edge with high-fashion sensibility.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Kentucky Derby also stormed back onto the list after a three-year layoff, as nearly 18 million people in funny hats (including 959,000 streamers) cheered on Sovereignty’s muddy victory, a turnout enhanced by Nielsen’s OOH upgrade.—
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The hat was supposed to disguise him from the masses who were hearing the missing woman's story and formulating an opinion.—
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Using their cap space as a way to double-up on assets for Monahan (both taking on his contract, and then trading him away) was a particularly savvy move that helped contribute to acquiring both Dobson and Hage.—
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Banks, transportation stocks, hotels and small-caps are cooking, helping to offset the cooling-off in several of the tech heavyweights that had large1ly led the S & P’s three-year, 80% advance.—
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“Chapeau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapeau. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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