Hat Dictionary

A
*Agal:		modern Arab head-dress. Consists of a scarf wound around the head and held in place by its own fringes tucked into the roll.
*a shu:		pandita hat, red hat of a scholar with long lappets
*Afghan skull cap:
*Albanian Hat:		hat with a high crown and raised front, trimmed with a feather. This style was made popular by portraits of Henry IV.
*alpine hat:		soft felt sport hat, also, Tyrolean
*amice:		a priest's white ritual hood
*Ammana:		large wound turban worn by Muslims
*ampyx:
*almuce:		a fur lined hood
*Annie Hall:		drooping brimmed hat made famous by Diane Keaton in movie of same name...1970's
*arctic cap:		Felt crown with goose down, Mouton lamb storm flaps
*ascot:		London, gray top hat worn at Ascot races
*attiffet:		women's headdress which arched on either side of the head and was covered by a veil which fell in a point. Popular style in sixteenth century.
*aumussiers:		a hood made of fur
B
*babushka:		Russian grandmothers triangular shaped head scarf tied under chin
*bachlik:		a hood attached to a cap... Balkans
* bacolet, French:
* baigneaus:		bonnet fashioned like a bathing cap
*bag wig:
*baku:		straw hat from Ceylon
*balaclava:		knitted hood, covered head, ears, neck and mouth, used by soldiers in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War of 1854, call the Protector in 1843
*balibuntal:		Philippines, straw woven hat
*balmoral:		Scotch Bluebonnet. woolen beret cap with top projecting over tartan band of Stuart colors, 1850's
*bambini:		designed by Della Robia, ?Florence Italy, a hat with a halo brim
*bandeau:		small leaf or drop head-dress for women, to accompany elegant attire
*bandino:		1930's women's large brimmed hat
*bangkok:		woven palm fiber hat
*barbe:		wimple covering ladies head, neck and chin
*barrentino:		Italian fisherman's cap
*barette:		wide flat cap worn in Middle Ages by priests.
*baseball cap:		cloth cap with wide brim at the front. worn by baseball
*basher:		a straw hat
*bashlyk:		an ancient round topped felt bonnet with lappets
*Basque beret:		flat round woolen felt cap worn my Basque peasants
*Batiste Bonnet 1820 -1830:
*bavolet:		cap worn by French peasant women called curtain bonnet
*beanie:		20th century American small, round skull cap, cut in gores to fit head
*beaver hat:		hat made of beaver fur felt
*bearskin:		A large furry crowned hat, uniform worn by Coldstream Guard
*beefeater:		narrow brimmed hat worn by British Yeoman of the Guard and Warders of the Tower of London since the 16 century. flat topped medium high crown gathered into a headband, black beret shape
*beguin:		close fitting cap, 3 pieces, medieval,
*bell cloche:
*bellboy:		small stiff cap in pillbox shape usually worn by hotel bellboys
*Ben Hogan:		English driving cap
*beret:		cap of felt, felted jersey or fabric with soft, wide circular crown, with or without a headband
*berettino:		see biretta
*bersagliere:		hat worn at an angle wide brim large curving feather mount, worn by Italian mountain regiment
*Bethlehem		headdress: truncated, dome shaped cap, decorated with gold and silver coins and jewels. Worn with a veil. Ancient Moslem headdress. tarboosh
* bicorne:		men's hat of the late 18th and early 19th century. It is was the signature hat of Napoleon.
*biggin:		coif like cap with ties under the chin, 16 & 17th century
*billycock:		a bowler circa 1850, named after William Coke
*bird cage:		a small hat with stiffened veiling surrounding the wearer's face
*biretta:		square cap worn by clergy. The crown has 3 and 4 projections.
*boater:		oval, flat-topped hat with rigid flat brim, typically made of straw braid sailor or a skimmer.
* bobby:		tall dome, short turned down brim, Keystone Cop style, worn by English police.
* bobwig:
*bonnet:		name of women's or girl's head-dress, with deep brim and ribbons to tie under the chin;
*bonnet a la Laitere:		cap similar to a maiden's cap
*bonnet rouge:		red cap worn during French Revolution as a symbol of liberty.
*bonnet a la Victorie:		a cap decorated with laurel leaves, the symbol of victory
*bonnet demi-neg lige:		informal cap worn under a hat
*bonnetiers:		white head hugging, knitted, sometimes felted wool hats
*bongrace:		16, 17 century Oblong shaped, stiff material which dips over the forehead and draping over the back, worn in a coif
*borsalino:		man's fur felt hat from Italian firm of same name, 1920's
*bourrelet:		head protector for children
*bowler:		oval hat, with round, rigid crown modeled brim, a derby, made popular by the Earl of Derby
*breton or bretonne:		women's hat with ample round crown and brim turned-up all around
*bridal veil:		white or ivory veil worn during wedding ceremony
*brush hat:		19th century term for felt hats with nap brushed up during planking
*bubble:		melon shaped pillbox cap
*bucket cap:		sports hat with round dented crown
*bulbous:		16 century German Large dome shaped cap.
*bumper brim:		Hat with a tubular shaped brim. various sized brim and crown
*buriti:		Brazilian straw hat
*burnoose:
*busby:		toll cylindrical cur cape with military ornament hanging from top. 15th century cavalry uniform of Hungarian Hussars.
*bush hat:		wide brimmed man's felt hat, turned up brim on 1 side.. slouch hat
*butterfly headdress:		15th century, variation of Hennin, box cap, draped veiling like butterfly wings.
*bycocket, bycoket:		16th century Italian student high crown, wide brim, peaked in the front and turned up in the back. Middle Ages.