panama hat

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Panama hat
    n 1: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: {boater},
         {leghorn}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {skimmer},
         {straw hat}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Panama hat \Pan`a*ma" hat`\
   A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young
   leaves of a plant ({Carludovica palmata}).
   [1913 Webster]

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