rasta hat

rasta hat (plural rasta hats)

1. A loose knitted hat, typically in bright colours, often the colours of the Jamaican flag, designed to hold in dreadlocks.

   Synonym: rastacap

   • 1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 61:

     Some are more popular than others - woolly rasta hats are high on the list, as are little floppy khaki ones.

• Artashat