picture hat

English

Noun

picture hat (plural picture hats)

1. An elaborate woman's hat with a wide brim, typically black with feathers or other decorations. [from 19th c.]
   • 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, chapter 61:

     Mildred wore a black picture hat with ostrich feathers in it, which became her well.

Synonyms

Gainsborough hat