bell-topper

== English == === Etymology === From bell, referring to its shape + topper (“top hat”). === Noun === bell-topper (plural bell-toppers) (chiefly Australia, dated) top hat; chimney-pot hat 1903, William Craig (of Invercargill, N.Z.), My Adventures on the Australian Goldfields (page 11) “Now, you long ghost with the bell-topper, what did you pay for that coat? It's a Houndsditcher!” The sally was greeted with laughter from all who heard it.