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Pilgrim hat
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Noun
en pilgrim hat.
en 2021 VanHooker, Brian Mel Magazine https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/stupid-hats Pilgrims generally wore a hat known as a “capotain,” which did kind of look like the classic Pilgrim hat, but didn’t have buckles. […] we now picture the Pilgrims in these dumb buckle hats, even though they never really wore them. […] Much like the stupid Pilgrim buckle hat, the horned Viking helmet is bullshit. The Vikings did wear helmets, but horns would be pointless and impractical in battle. https://web.archive.org/web/20260521020723/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/stupid-hats 21 May 2026