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boater
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Also known as straw boater, basher, skimmer, cady, katie, somer, sennit hat, can-can hat

__NOTOC__ thumb|Straw boater thumb|right|Athlete and manager Connie Mack sporting a boater in 1911

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Subclass of
straw hat
Material used
straw
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Boater MET 1978.582.98.jpg
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Straw boaters
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__NOTOC__ thumb|Straw boater thumb|right|Athlete and manager Connie Mack sporting a boater in 1911

A boater (also straw boater, basher, skimmer, The English Panama, cady, katie, canotier, somer, or sennit hat) is a semi-formal summer hat for men, which was popularised in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

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