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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hat, n. Also: hatt, hate, hait. [ME. hatt(e, hat, OE. hæt.]

1. A hat. (Foly hat, see Foly n. 3.)(a) 1375 Barb. xii. 22.
On his basnet hye he bar Ane hat off qwyrbolle Ib. xvi. 485.
The Richmond commonly Wes wount that furrit hat to wer ?1438 Alex. ii. 1931.
Thay brocht him … Ane hat of hyde of salamandar 1456 Hay I. 28/19.
The rede hat of cardynale Ib. II. 45/24.
Sa dois the stelin hat [ger] the knycht cast doune his eyne c1475 Wall. i. 242.
A wowyn quhyt hatt scho brassit ou with all 1491 Acts II. 226/1.
That ilke gentilman … be … anarmit with bassanat, sellat, quhyte hat [etc.] 1502 Treas. Acc. II. 37.
For ane hat to the King, quhen he gaif away his hat for caus it wes hevy 1522 Dunferm. B. Rec. 209.
Ane pair of hois, hat, and bonat a1500 Peblis to Play 53.
Ane birkin hat vpon his heid 1560 Rolland Seven S. Prol. 32.
I … With hat in hand kneiling with reuerence 1582 Treas. Acc. MS. 41.
Craip of silk tobe stringis to his hienes hattis 1609 Peebles B. Rec. 359.
It is ordanit that nane of the counsall want ane hatt 1649 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 781.
Fyve hattes, pryce of each one thereof ten punds(b) 1429 Acts II. 18/2.
At the yeman of lawer degre … be bodyn with souer hate & doublat 1478 Acta Conc. 16/1.
William sale restor to … Robert his belt, his knyf, his hate, and his tepate 15.. Clar. iv. 535.
Scho wore ane hate full riche upon hir heade 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 109.
Half ane dossoun of hatis with ane boird of weluot c 1614 Laing MSS. I. 137.
Ane gray baiver hait … , ane … gray felt hait

2. A layer of some kind on the surface of a liquid. Cf. Hattit a. 1596-7 Misc. Spald. C. I. 90.
The barm of the said Katherins aill past ay to the boddum of the stand, and na hatt abaid thairon during the space of saxtene oulkis 1624 Misc. Abbotsf. C. I. 139.
Ane barrell of aill with ane hat of barme vpoun it

3. Attrib. and comb. (in sense 1) with band, case, lip, lipping, seller, string, wool. Also hat-pece, a coin of James VI, representing him wearing a hat. 1620 Edinb. Test. L. 273 b.
Thrie silwer hatbandis 1684 New Mills Manuf. 81.
The baver hate, hate band and fringe gloves — 1643 Edinb. Test. LX. 240.
Fower hatt caisis lynit with freis and having Hinging lockes 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 364.
A timber hat caise — 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 64 b.
xx ellis of lytill narrow pasmentis for hatt lippis 1593 Ib. XXV. 190.
Sevin vnce of traceing & hatlipping pasmentis — 1598 Acts IV. 175/2.
The hat pece [to pass current for] iiij li. ix s. 1599 Crim. Trials II. 99.
Counterfitting of false cunȝie, sik as … hat-peices, pistulettis. [etc.] 1616 Edinb. Test. XLIX. 34.
Ane hat peis of gold, vij lib. — 1635 Ib. LVII. 120 b.
Mr Clark, hat sellar — 1615 Dundee Shipping L. 255.
4 doz. hat stringis 1650 Caldwell P. I. 104.
For ane hatt string — 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 326 b.
Four stanes of hat woll