Meaning

3 senses
  1. A hat with a very broad brim.

  2. (capitalized, dated, derogatory, humorous, often)A Quaker.

  3. (archaic, broadly, humorous)A quiet, sedate, respectable old man.

Origin

From broad + brim.

From broad + brim.

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Forms

plural: broadbrims
Singularbroadbrim
Pluralbroadbrims

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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