stovepipe

• Nom désignant un tuyau métallique reliant un poêle à un conduit de cheminée, ou un haut chapeau de soie à forme cylindrique.

A noun referring to a metal pipe used to connect a stove to a flue, or a tall silk hat with a cylindrical crown.

1. Chimney pipeB2formal

   A metal pipe of large diameter used to connect a stove to a flue, allowing smoke to escape.

   Tuyau de poêle

   • The stovepipe was installed to vent the wood stove properly.
   • He cleaned the stovepipe to prevent a chimney fire.
   • Smoke rose through the stovepipe and out into the cold air.

2. Tall hatB2formal

   A man's hat with a tall crown, typically covered with silk or beaver fur, popular in the 19th century.

   Chapeau haut-de-forme

   • The gentleman wore a black stovepipe hat to the formal event.
   • Abraham Lincoln is often depicted wearing a stovepipe hat.
   • The magician pulled a rabbit from his stovepipe hat.

   Synonymeshigh hatsilk hattop hattopper