Definition of pixie hat in English:

pixie hat

(also pixie hood)

A child's hat with a pointed crown.
- ‘So to fill up some spare time and use some oddments of wool I had left I've knitted my eldest grand-daughter a poncho and matching pixie hat.’
- ‘Mum and I shared moments here, knitting up a storm - combining ideas to create textured head warmers (pixie hats perhaps?) for the next Alice Springs Beanie Festival.’
- ‘At 5 years of age I also wore a pixie hat.’

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