/sha poh"/ ; Fr. /shann poh"/ , n. , pl. chapeaux /-pohz"/ ; Fr. /-poh"/ , chapeaus .
1. a hat.
2. Heraldry.
a. a representation of a low-crowned hat with a turned-up brim, usually of a different tincture, used either as a charge or as part of a crest.
b. a cap depicted within a representation of a crown or coronet.
[ 1515-25; chapel wreath, hat cappellus hood, hat, equiv. to capp ( a ) (see CAP 1 ) + -ellus dim. suffix ]