0 a soft hat with two peaks (= flat curved parts that stick out), one at the back and one at the front, and coverings for the ears that are usually worn turned up: --
Sherlock Holmes's deerstalker
Gillette had worn a deerstalker in his stage play which first ran in 1899.
There is also a reversible deerstalker.
Her fictional character's deerstalker cap and sleeveless waistcoat are the sorts of garments a minor laird would have worn to advertise his status.
The sportsman's deerstalker is made with a narrow brim attached to the cap instead of the usual double bills.
Along with its visors a deerstalker has a pair of unstiffened cloth earflaps attached to either side of the cap.
Occasionally one can find a deerstalker with a lightly quilted satin lining.
Initially conducted on a small scale over several years, some of the ideas tested included deerstalker hats and safari jackets.
It is useful to many deerstalkers and particularly for culling, as opposed to the sporting pursuit of deer.
