sou'wester

Definition of sou'westernext

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Noun
  • John’s backwards baseball cap is so lesbian (complimentary).
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Local social media users may have seen the video of Pete, sporting sunglasses and a backward baseball cap, reshared on lifestyle page Only in Dade.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the Duchess of Sussex looked lovely in a Dior Haute Couture trench coat from Maria Grazia Chiuri's Spring/Summer 2022 collection.
    Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Printed Jacket Nothing solves finicky spring weather—when mornings are crisp and afternoons turn warm—quite like a khaki trench coat.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.
    Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021
Noun
  • While many of us have a classic trench coat in our wardrobes, Meghan made the case for a trench dress.
    Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • April showers tend not to require full-length trenches, especially as temperatures start to climb.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The closest the Genesee came to pessimism was a Dylan T-shirt or two in the lobby with a skeleton wearing a top hat.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Nearby, 16-year-old Josiah Baker, who is from Georgia, wore a full suit of stars and stripes and a black top hat.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Grab the umbrella, dress the kids in rain gear, and leave extra drive time in the morning.
    Tammie Souza, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Start getting your rain gear ready – looks like some April showers are on their way.
    Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
    Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
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
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“Sou'wester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sou%27wester. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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