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OPERA HAT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-11-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clothing Accessories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opera hat
1, record 1, English, opera%20hat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a man's hat worn with evening dress having a narrow brim and a high cylindrical crown with slightly concave sides and consisting usually of dull silky fabric stretched over a steel frame that may be collapsed by a spring device. 1, record 1, English, - opera%20hat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Accessoires vestimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chapeau claque
1, record 1, French, chapeau%20claque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chapeau à haute forme pouvant être aplati par le jeu d'un ressort intérieur de manière à être porté sous le bras. 1, record 1, French, - chapeau%20claque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y eut d'abord le chapeau élastique, vers 1825/30 qui semble avoir eu l'inconvénient de se déformer; il fut détrôné par le chapeau Gibus dont le ressort d'un maniement facile maintenait la forme très rigide lorsqu'elle était redressée; apparu en 1823, il fut porté, pour les soirées et le théâtre jusqu'au début du 20e s. 1, record 1, French, - chapeau%20claque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hats and Millinery
- Clothing Accessories
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- opera hat 1, record 2, English, opera%20hat
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a man's top hat, having a collapsible crown. 2, record 2, English, - opera%20hat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
opera hat: collapsible high hat for formal evening wear, covered with silk or other material, with a firm curled brim. 3, record 2, English, - opera%20hat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chapellerie
- Accessoires vestimentaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chapeau-claque
1, record 2, French, chapeau%2Dclaque
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gibus 2, record 2, French, gibus
masculine noun
- claque 3, record 2, French, claque
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
chapeau haut de forme à mécanisme à ressorts, inventé à Paris en 1835. Appelé Gibus d'après le nom de son inventeur. Dans la rue on le portait replié sous le bras 2, record 2, French, - chapeau%2Dclaque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un chapeau-claque était un chapeau haut de forme que l'on pouvait aplatir grâce à un ressort. Son nom est une onomatopée évoquant le bruit du ressort en question. 4, record 2, French, - chapeau%2Dclaque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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