a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric. Also called gibus . Cf. beaver 1 (def. 4), silk hat, top hat .
[ 1800-10 ]
a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric. Also called gibus . Cf. beaver 1 (def. 4), silk hat, top hat .
[ 1800-10 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012