Definition of "fedora" []

• A soft felt hat with a fairly low crown creased lengthwise and a brim that can be turned up or down. (noun)

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• "On the whole, I wish they treated Harrison Ford with the same understated subtlety the North Korean press reserves for Kim Jong Il. The whip-toting, punch-packing [Ed. Note: Seriously?], snake-hating, globe-trotting archaeologist with a fedora is back on screen in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” debuting worldwide Thursday, May 22, 2008."
• "McCully's brown fedora is passed down from generation to generation."
• "I was just told by one of my co-workers (a 70-something Jewish woman who absolutely rocks) that my fedora is not creased enough at the front."