deerstalker hat

English

A deerstalker hat.

Alternative forms

• deerslayer hat, deerslayer cap, deerstalker, deerstalker cap

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪə(ɹ)stɔːkə hæt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /diɚstɔkɚ hæt/

Noun

deerstalker hat (plural deerstalker hats)

1. A type of men's headwear, made of cloth with a plaid pattern, having two projecting brims (one at the front and one at the back) and earflaps which can be folded up and tied at the top.

   Synonyms: fore-and-after, hunting cap

   Two famous fictional characters who wore deerstalker hats were Sherlock Holmes and Holden Caulfield in J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.

Translations

headwear

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獵鹿帽／猎鹿帽 (lièlùmào)

• Finnish: Sherlock Holmes -hattu
• Japanese: 鹿撃ち帽 (しかうちぼう, shikauchibō)

References

• Deerstalker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia