chapeau
- n headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- Of The Avengers, a high-profile flop, he rues "some spark not there" with co-star Uma Thurman and curses an inapt chapeau: "I looked crap in that bowler hat.
- Known for her trademark chapeau and raspy-voiced exhortations, Abzug kept House debate lively by introducing a gay-rights bill, calling for Richard Nixon's impeachment and helping .
- On his tours last year he bought a silk skullcap in Tokyo and a proper chapeau at Christian Dior's in Paris; when he comes home to New York next month with his Finnish lid .