Definition of Chapiau
Cha`peau" (?), n.; pl.
Chapeux (#). [F., fr. OF. chapel hat.
See Chaplet.] 1. A hat or covering
for the head.
2. (Her.) A cap of maintenance.
See Maintenance.
||Chapeau bras (&?;) [F. chapeau hat
+ bras arm], a hat so made that it can be compressed
and carried under the arm without injury. Such hats were
particularly worn on dress occasions by gentlemen in the 18th
century. A chapeau bras is now worn in the United States
army by general and staff officers.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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