witch hat

English

Alternative forms

• witch's hat

Noun

A stereotypical witch with a witch hat

witch hat (plural witch hats)

1. A style of hat worn by witches in popular culture depictions, characterized by a conical crown and a wide brim.
   • 2016, Kay Sloan, The Patron Saint of Red Chevys: A Novel, Open Road Media, →ISBN, page 91:

     Charlene had a witch hat she'd made out of papier-mâché, with silver glitter glued on it in the shape of stars. It was too good a hat to use just once, so on most Halloweens she was a witch.

Translations

style of hat worn by witches in popular culture depictions

• Dutch: heksenmuts f
• Irish: hata caillí m