Hatcheck
//ˈhætˌt͡ʃɛk// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments may be stored. US
"Admission 25 cents—Hatcheck 15 cents."
- 2 Rare spelling of háček. alt-of, rare
"For certain consonants normally represented with other diacritics (superposed “hatcheck,” subposed dot, bar) capitalization is used instead."
Example
More examples"Admission 25 cents—Hatcheck 15 cents."
Etymology
Etymology 1
First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check.
Etymology 2
First attested in 1981; see háček.
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