Hatcheck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhætˌt͡ʃɛk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hatcheck is a noun meaning (US) A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments may be stored.
Meaning
(US) A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments may be stored.
More Meanings
- Rare spelling of háček.
Example Sentences
Admission 25 cents—Hatcheck 15 cents.
In other transcription systems…[ʃ], [ʒ], [tʃ], and [dʒ] are written with hatchecks: [š], [ž], [č], [ǰ].
For certain consonants normally represented with other diacritics (superposed “hatcheck,” subposed dot, bar) capitalization is used instead.
The following appeal in French and in English is handed out with the hatchecks in Henri’s Restaurant, Lynbrook, Long Island, of which Henri Charpentier is the amiable owner. Evidently this is not a restaurant to be patronized by persons who refuse to mix hate with their cocktails. It might, however, serve as headquarters for certain “friends” of German Democracy.
Word Forms
- hatchecks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hatch, hatchwork, checkroom, booby-hatch, hatchery, coursey.
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