Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. A broad-brimmed hat worn by cowboys, ranchers, and farmers, common in the western United States and Mexico.
WordNet
n. a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands [syn: ten-gallon hat]
Wikipedia
The cowboy hat is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat best known as the defining piece of attire for the North American cowboy. Influenced by 19th century Mexican culture, today it is worn by many people, and is particularly associated with ranch workers in the western and southern United States, western Canada and northern Mexico, with country-western singers and ranchero singers in Mexico, and for participants in the North American rodeo circuit. It is recognized around the world as part of Old West lore. The shape of a cowboy hat's crown and brim are often modified by the wearer for fashion and to protect against weather.
It is an item of apparel that can be worn in any corner of the world, and receive immediate recognition as part of North American cowboy culture.
The first western model was the open-crowned " Boss of the Plains", and after that came the front-creased Carlsbad, destined to become “the” cowboy style. The high-crowned, wide-brimmed, soft-felt western hats that followed are intimately associated with the cowboy image.
Usage examples of "cowboy hat".
He was holding his cowboy hat nervously in front of him, exposing curly, dark blond hair.
He wore a cowboy hat, a bandanna and crooked-heel boots with fancy spurs.
They'd move again, and there he was, still standing, his dirty cowboy hat cocked to one side.
He was pointing at a man, half-hidden from Chee's perspective by a huge cowboy hat, who trotted out of an alley onto the dance ground riding a stick horse.
He took off his cowboy hat, kissed her cheek and hugged her and felt that wonderful presence of a voluptuous woman against your body.