| 词汇 | bowler |
| 词源 | bowler; billycock. The same hat by different names, each probably named for a different person. Its shape can be traced back to the helmet worn by the ancient Greeks, but the billy- cock, a round, soft felt hat with a wide brim, most likely first graced the head of William Coke, a rich British landowner, in 1850. It is said to have been designed at “Billy” Coke’s request by a hatter named Beaulieu because Mr. Coke’s tall riding hat was frequently parted from his head by tree branches when he rode to the hounds. There is little doubt about the origin of bil- lycock then, and bowler may derive from the name of the hat- ter, M. Beaulieu. The only trouble is that some authorities credit a London hatter named William Bowler, quoting a newspaper item tracing his “invention” to 1868. Still others say bowler is simply named for the hat’s “bowl shape” or from the fact that it is round, stiff-brimmed, and can be bowled along. |
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