witch's hat
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witch's hat
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From their conical shape, resembling the hats that witches are popularly believed to have worn.
noun witches' hats
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Hygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and Northern Europe.
Similar: conical wax cap, conical slimy cap
- A traffic cone. The applicant may need to reserve the parking spaces by the placement of witches hats or by arranging with businesses/clients on the day.
- Alternative form of witch hat Tessie had a witch's hat and that made Noddy laugh. "You'll never look bad enough to be a witch!" he said.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch, hat. We had finally found the witch, who was wearing a green top hat that seemed a bit out of place. As she looked up towards us, the wind blew the witch's hat off of the witch's head.
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noun fungus
| Deutsch | Kegeliger Saftling |
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