单词 | hat conformator |
释义 | > as lemmashat conformator hat conformator n. Hat-making (now chiefly historical) an instrument used to take measurements for a custom-made hat, consisting of an adjustable metal band or hat-shaped device which is placed on the head to determine its size and shape; cf. conformator n. ΚΠ 1852 Shove's Business Advertiser & Detroit Directory p. xii, (advt.) Winter's hat conformateur, recently imported from Paris. 1912 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Feb. 302/1 A hat conformator having a plurality of movable elements arranged around an oval space adapted to admit the head of a person. 1993 N.Y. Times 19 Sept. v. 6/3 The first step in making a custom hat is doing a fitting with an odd contraption used by hatters in 19th-century France, called a hat conformator. < as lemmas |
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