stove-pipe noun & adjective. ['stǝʊvpʌɪp] L17.
[from STOVE noun + PIPE noun¹.]
A.
1. Any of the pipes conveying hot air in a stove or hothouse. L17.

2. A pipe conducting smoke and gases from a stove to a chimney, funnel, etc. M19.

3. colloq.
a. A man's tall cylindrical (usu. silk) hat. Also stove-pipe hat. Orig. US. M19.
b. In pl. Trousers. Now usu. spec., narrow tight-fitting trousers. M19.
c. US Military. A portable trench mortar. E20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Designating narrow tight-fitting trousers. M20.

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