high-hat
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My eyes digest the immensity of fallen trees bracketing the trail, the high-hat shaped fungi that spring from trunks and the thick folds of lichen hanging from branches that obscure the far-off canopy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
“My heart cold as the moon,” Freejacob raps over a high-hat that ticks like clockwork.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2020
A man becomes the manager of a company and must gain back the respect of his workers after taking a high-hat approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
At some point the yearning is answered, at first chthonically, by the bass drum, later by the insistent jump of the high-hat.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2017
If he high-hats you with his success I'll tell him that you've sold a drawing to the New Yorker and you can high-hat him back.
From Class of '29 by Orrie Lashin
Anyway, ever since last year, when one high-hatted member was mugged while en route to the opera, there has been the feeling that to wear a silk topper is to invite trouble.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said a salesgirl in high-hatted Hattie Carnegie's: "A woman who bought six hats last year will buy only four this year."
From Time Magazine Archive
The handsome, high-hatted romantic poured out novels as naturally and easily as she breathed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The high-hatted critic of the London Times meditated upon Durante's nose.
From Time Magazine Archive
And waving a cheery farewell with his neat umbrella, the good and high-hatted uncle passed away, leaving Cyril and Anthea to exchange eloquent glances over the shining golden sovereign that lay in Cyril's hand.
From The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. (Edith) Nesbit
