chapeau
noun
- French hat
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ʃæˈpəʊ/ / /ʃæˈpoʊ/
intj
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French chappeau. The interjection is after Modern French chapeau in similar use, originally short for chapeau bas.
- well done, thank you a verbal representation of a hat tip
“Chapeau to you for the presence of mind.”
“I fully understand the mother's concerns; and I say chapeau to her twice. The first for allowing her daughter the opportunity to study abroad, and secondly for accompanying her during the first months of study to ease her homelessness.”
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French chappeau. The interjection is after Modern French chapeau in similar use, originally short for chapeau bas.
- A hat.
- A cap of maintenance.
- The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.
- The text at the start of a numbered section of a legal document that appears directly beside the section number, ahead of any numbered subsections.
- A passage of introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.