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chapeux |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chapeau \Cha`peau"\, n.; pl {Chapeux}. [F., fr OF chapel hat. See {Chaplet}.] 1. A hat or covering for the head. 2. (Her.) A cap of maintenance. See {Maintenance}. {Chapeau bras}[F. chapeau hat + bras arm], a hat so made that it can be compressed and carried under the arm without injury. Such hats were particularly worn on dress occasions by gentlemen in the 18th century. A chapeau bras is now worn in the United States army by general and staff officers.
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