pincushionhat

noun
UK /ˈpɪn.kʊʃ.ən.hæt/
US /ˈpɪn.kʊʃ.ən.hæt/

A pincushionhat is a funny hat that looks like a soft cushion full of pins.

For the costume party, she wore a pincushionhat covered in colorful pins.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small padded cap used by tailors to hold pins while sewing.

The tailor set his pincushionhat on the table before mending the coat.

3. A playful nickname for someone who keeps many pins stuck in their hat.

Grandma laughed and called the seamstress a pincushionhat.

4. A decorative headpiece shaped like a pincushion, worn at craft fairs.

At the craft fair, the vendor sold a knitted pincushionhat.