sou'wester

noun

Definition of sou'westernext
1
as in baseball cap

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2
as in trench coat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sou'wester
  1. baseball cap
  2. trench coat
  3. silk hat
  4. trench
  5. top hat
  6. rain gear
  7. high hat
  8. cocked hat
Noun
  • Douglas, meanwhile, dressed casually in a dark blue polo shirt, white pants, dark shoes, and a blue baseball cap.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • His teammate Alontae Taylor showed up to the game wearing a black and white Louis Vuitton scarf over a black baseball cap over his head.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • Look at fashionable New Yorkers right now and you’re bound to see a fun trench coat.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The star wore Saint Laurent’s satin black mini trench coat, pairing it with a pink bodysuit, black corset, and thigh-high boots.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of trench coat
Noun
  • Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
    — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat.
    — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
Definition of silk hat
Noun
  • The clothes performed a parallel operation on familiar forms, pulling apart bikers, trenches, tweed jackets, corsetry, and punk hardware before rebuilding them into funky new forms of feminine armor.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Direct water toward the bed by installing a gutter extension, creating a downhill slope, digging a trench or connecting a PVC pipe to a distant gutter and running it underground to the rain garden.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • More recently, Timothée Chalamet donned the top hat and cane in a prequel story, Wonka, exploring the life of the eccentric businessman and magician in an entirely new tale.
    — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Ken’s look is finished off with a removable black top hat with red rose detailing.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of top hat
Noun
  • Keep the rain gear handy on Thursday as South Florida will once again face threats of seeing passing showers and thunderstorms during the day.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Pack essentials like rain gear, layers of clothing, water, sunscreen, eye protection and an offline map.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of rain gear
Noun
  • Listen to Pete’s old s—t, it was formulated, the high hats, the horn.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
    — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of high hat
Noun
  • One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Definition of cocked hat
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“Sou'wester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sou%27wester. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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