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   Hat (hät), a. Hot. [Obs.]  Chaucer.
   
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   Hat, sing. pres. of Hote to be called.  Cf. Hatte. [Obs.] “That one hat abstinence.”  Piers Plowman.
   
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   Hat (hăt), n. [AS. hæt, hætt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, höttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet.  √13.  Cf. Hood.] A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament.
   
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   Hat block, a block on which hats are formed or dressed. -- To pass around the hat, to take up a collection of voluntary contributions, which are often received in a hat. [Colloq.]  Lowell.
   
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