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shovel hat
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tags: [christianity] [fashion]
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Definition:The shovel hat was a style of hat formerly associated with the Anglican clergy, particularly archdeacons and bishops.The hat was usually made of black beaver or felt, and had a low, round crown and a wide brim, which projected in a shovel-like curve at the front and rear and was often worn turned up at the sides. [...]text from Wikpedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
By Leslie Ward - Published in Vanity Fair, 21 November 1895., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10936053
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“the bishop and I walk a lot.” I wondered if he went round and round the cathedral, in his shovel hat and his gaiters, with her on his arm.
Daphne du Maurier. Rebecca (1938)
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