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Identify Hats & Headwear

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A hat often says more about a person than a thousand words: from nobility to cowboy: recognise the headwear top hat, cowboy hat, sombrero, baseball cap, straw hat, beret, bowler hat, peaked cap, fez, turban, crown and helmet by their shape. Good to know: The top hat is a tall, stiff gentleman's hat from the 19th century. It belongs with formal tails. The cowboy hat has a wide brim that shields from sun and rain. It is the symbol of the Wild West. The sombrero is a Mexican hat with an especially wide, curved brim. The name comes from ‘sombra’: shade. The baseball cap is a soft cap with a rounded peak at the front. It is everyday fashion worldwide today. The straw hat is woven from straw and keeps you cool in summer. The Panama hat is a famous variant. The beret is a flat, round, brimless cap of soft fabric. It is seen as typically French. The bowler is a round, hard felt hat with a small brim. It was Charlie Chaplin's trademark. The peaked cap has a firm peak and a flat crown. It is part of many uniforms.

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Which piece of headwear is this?

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Foto: Joachim Hensel-Losch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Top hat

The top hat is a tall, stiff gentleman's hat from the 19th century.

💡 Did you know? It belongs with formal tails.

Headwear

Foto: Ealdgyth · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Cowboy hat

The cowboy hat has a wide brim that shields from sun and rain.

💡 Did you know? It is the symbol of the Wild West.

Headwear

Foto: لا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sombrero

The sombrero is a Mexican hat with an especially wide, curved brim.

💡 Did you know? The name comes from ‘sombra’: shade.

Headwear

Foto: TexasRebel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Baseball cap

The baseball cap is a soft cap with a rounded peak at the front.

💡 Did you know? It is everyday fashion worldwide today.

Headwear

Foto: Green · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Straw hat

The straw hat is woven from straw and keeps you cool in summer.

💡 Did you know? The Panama hat is a famous variant.

Headwear

Foto: John B. Stetson Hat Company · No restrictions · Wikimedia Commons

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Beret

The beret is a flat, round, brimless cap of soft fabric.

💡 Did you know? It is seen as typically French.

Headwear

Foto: Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Bowler hat

The bowler is a round, hard felt hat with a small brim.

💡 Did you know? It was Charlie Chaplin's trademark.

Headwear

Foto: Steve Evans from Citizen of the World · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Peaked cap

The peaked cap has a firm peak and a flat crown.

💡 Did you know? It is part of many uniforms.

Headwear

Foto: Édouard Hue (User:EdouardHue) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Fez

The fez is a truncated-cone red hat, often with a tassel.

💡 Did you know? It was long common in the Ottoman Empire.

Headwear

Foto: Yann Forget · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Turban

The turban is formed by artfully wrapping a long cloth around the head.

💡 Did you know? It is worn in many cultures.

Headwear

Foto: Tuxyso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Crown

The crown is the jewel-set headpiece of kings and queens.

💡 Did you know? It symbolises power and rule.

Headwear

Foto: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Helmet

The helmet is a hard head covering that protects from injury.

💡 Did you know? It ranges from the knight to the construction worker.

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