chapeau claque 1
noundomain: artefact
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Definition
A collapsible top hat that reopens with a clacking noise.
Examples
- 1.In around 1840, Antoine Gibus's design for a spring-loaded collapsible top-hat proved so popular that hats made to it became known as gibus.
Synonyms
- gibus 1
A collapsible top hat that reopens with a clacking noise.
- opera hat 2
A collapsible top hat that reopens with a clacking noise.


