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  • n  chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
  • n  a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur

  • Imagine my surprise and chagrin on reading the headlines in the paper next day 'McGlynn says the Pope should walk down Broadway in a stovepipe hat,' giving the public to believe .
  • Not since Helmut Lang introduced superskinny stovepipe pants in the early 1990s has fashion seen such a radical shift in shape.
  • At times, the bearded man in the stovepipe hat seems much like a hologram, a medium for our fears and fantasies.
Quotes

  • Richard Norton Smith in Chicago Sun-Times
    There is a way to extract the Lincoln DNA without putting on the stovepipe hat,Smith noted. "I would distinguish between holding up the Lincoln example as finding inspiration, rather than equating oneself with Lincoln."
  • Kevin Martin in San Diego Union Tribune
    He changed the regulatory model which had traditionally been a kind of stovepipe fashion to one which recognized they're going to be competing across platforms,Martin said. "I think the commission will try to keep on with that vision."

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