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Definition of "broad-brimmed" [broad•-brimmed]

  • Having a broad brim. (adjective)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Use "broad-brimmed" in a sentence
  • "In ceremony, he appears as an old man with a cane, wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat, and is typically smoking a pipe and sprinkling water on others."
  • "New York Fashion Week: Rodarte Odd Jobs: Body Make-Up Artist Other British-inspired styles on the runways included broad-brimmed hats at Tommy Hilfiger, the tiny headpieces known as fascinators at Marc Jacobs, and a surfeit of demure, pleated, calf-grazing skirts practically everywhere."
  • "His leather hat was broad-brimmed, and a sliver of his neck showed above his collar."