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Mad as a hatter

• An incidence of nominalization
  Nominalization
  
  In linguistics, nominalization refers to the use of a verb or an adjective as a noun, with or without morphology transformation, so that the word can now act as the head of a noun phrase....
   of the verb hatter, which means "To harass; to weary; to wear out with fatigue." according to Samuel Johnson
  Samuel Johnson
  
  Samuel Johnson was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist, he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer....
  's A Dictionary of the English Language
  A Dictionary of the English Language
  
  Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, is among the most influential dictionary in the history of the English language....
   published in 1755. In the text he cites a passage from the work of John Dryden
  John Dryden
  
  John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of English Restoration to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden....
   as an example of usage: "He's hatter'd out with pennance."
• Roger Crab
  Roger Crab
  
  Roger Crab was a political writer and vegetarian....
  , a 17th century eccentric who gave all his goods to the poor and lived on leaves and grass.
• Mercury poisoning
  Mercury poisoning
  
  Mercury poisoning is a disease caused by exposure to mercury or its compounds. Mercury is a Heavy metal which occurs in several forms, all of which can produce toxic effects in high enough doses....
   suffered by hatters in the 18th century and 19th century, when mercury
  Mercury (element)
  
  Mercury , also called quicksilver or hydrargyrum , is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery d-block metal, mercury is one of six elements that are liquid at or near room temperature and pressure....
   was used in the manufacture of felt
  Felt
  
  Felt is a non-weave cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibers. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials....
  . Absorption of mercury through the skin can cause Korsakoff's syndrome
  Korsakoff's syndrome
  
  Korsakoff's syndrome , is a brain disorder caused by the lack of thiamine in the brain. The syndrome is named after Sergei Korsakoff, the Neuropsychiatry who popularized the theory....
  .
• An adaptation of the Anglo-Saxon
  Old English language
  
  Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
   word atter meaning poison, closely related to the word adder for the poisonous Crossed Viper
  Vipera berus
  
  Vipera berus is a venomous snake Viperinae species that is extremely widespread and can be found throughout most of Western Europe and all the way to Far East Asia....
  . Lexicographers William and Mary Morris in Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins (1977) favour this derivation because "mad as a hatter" was known before hat making was a recognized trade.

Other uses

• Stockport County Football Club (Stockport
  Stockport
  
  Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers River Goyt and River Tame, Greater Manchester, southeast of the city of Manchester....
  , Greater Manchester
  Greater Manchester
  
  Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of List of ceremonial counties of England by population. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Metropolitan Borough of...
  , England
  England
  
  native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  ) are commonly known as "The Hatters" due to the hatting industry in the town, this nickname also being shared by Luton Town Football Club. A meeting of the two sides often is billed as "The Hatters Derby".
• Students who attend Hatboro-Horsham School District
  Hatboro-Horsham School District
  
  The Hatboro-Horsham School District is located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It encompasses an area of approximately with a population of 30,774 ....
   are known as Hatters. This refers to Hatboro's history of hat production.
• Danbury
  Danbury
  
  Danbury is the name of several places:In the United Kingdom:*Danbury, EssexIn the United States of America:*Danbury, Connecticut...
  , Connecticut
  Connecticut
  
  Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
  's Danbury High School
  Danbury High School
  
  Danbury High School is a public high school in Danbury, Connecticut.Despite Danbury's rather large population of approximately 90,000 people, there is only one public high school, along with several small private schools and one vocational high school....
  's mascot is the Hatter because Danbury was the hat center of the world from the 19th century to about the early 20th century. Danbury's professional hockey team is known as the Mad Hatters.
• Batman
  Batman
  
  Batman is a Character , a comic book superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , appearing in publications by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939....
  's rogues gallery includes Jervis Tetch, a delusional man obsessed with hats. He named and stylized himself after "the Mad Hatter" from Carroll's stories due to his own insanity, a pronounced fixation on the Alice in Wonderland stories, and a lifelong fascination with hats of all shapes and forms. His crimes usually include mind control devices placed within some form of headwear.

See also

• Hatter's Castle
  Hatter's Castle
  
  Hatter's Castle is the first novel of author A.J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Tay/Tay estuary....
  
• Mad Hatter
  Mad Hatter
  
  The Hatter is a fictional character initially encountered at a tea party in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and later again as "Hatta" in the story's sequel, Through the Looking-Glass....
  
• Mad Hatter (comics)
  Mad Hatter (comics)
  
  The Mad Hatter is a fictional supervillain in the Batman comics, published by DC Comics. He is modeled after The Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland....
  
• Mad Hatter (Bank Robber)
  Mad Hatter (Bank Robber)
  
  The Mad Hatter is the name of bank robber, James G. Madison, who made headlines across North America during an eighteen bank robbing spree.He was apprehended on July 17, 2007 in Newark, New Jersey, shortly after police tracked his license plates....
  

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