Stetson

stetson English <dab!> Etymology A variant of en Stitson, a habitational name from en Stidston site in the Parish of South Brent, from en enm Stidewardesdoune, enm Stidewardeston, enm Stitewardeston, enm Styddeston, from en ang *Stīthweardes (genitive of ang *Stīthweard personal name) + ang tūn farmstead estate.53284f0db47fc4097e0011e0-Stidston Stidston hat From Stetson, an American brand of hat named after its manufacturer, John B. Stetson Company, itself named after John B. Stetson, who founded it in 1865. The hats were widely known in the 1870s and 1880s. Sol Steinmetz stated in 2010 that Stetson hat was first attested in 1900,en 2010 Steinmetz Sol Sol Steinmetz There's a Word for It: The Explosion of the American Language Since 1900 Crown 20 9780307717634 but this is clearly mistaken, being several decades too late; it may be that what Steinmetz had meant to write is that Stetson alone as a common noun meaning a Stetson hat was first attested in 1900. Pronunciation en En-us-Stetson.ogg GA Proper noun s en male. en. Noun thumb|a typical Stetson s A type of felt hat with a wide brim, typically worn by cowboys. en He thought his Stetson made him look like a cowboy. At least it covered his bald spot. en 1886-04-01 Knights of Labor Railway Conductors' Monthly 3 4 214 Chicago https://www.google.com/books/edition/Railway_Conductor_s_Monthly/BHotAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Stetson%20hat%22&pg=PA214&printsec=frontcover There is probably not a citizen in the United States who wears a hat that has not heard of John Stetson, and does not know that the Stetson hat is one of if not the best made. For some cause the Knights [of Labor] have boycotted the Stetson hats, and have notified all dealers that if they sell them they also will be boycotted. en 1887 Galveston Term, 1887. Powers v The State. Statement of the case. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Texas 23 Court of Appeals of Texas 50-51 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reports_of_Cases_Argued_and_Adjudged_in/XKwUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Stetson%20hat%22&pg=PA50&printsec=frontcover Witness next saw him running down the railroad on his horse as fast as the animal could carry him. Mr. Coggin and Mr. Vicker pursued and brought him back. Deceased, as he came through the saloon, had on his white Stetson hat; and here the witness identified the hat and also the knife. On the left side of the hat, just behind where it covered the left ear, and close to the hat band, there is a cut, apparently made with a sharp instrument. en 1973 Peter Shaffer Equus (play) Equus Act I, Scene 21 71 ALAN: Cowboys are watching! Take off their stetsons. Alternative forms en stetson Derived terms en be-Stetsoned en Stetsoned References Anagrams en enosstt St Neots Testons ostents stonest testons en eponyms genericized trademarks en Headwear