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Homburg

//ˈhɒmbəɡ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland, Germany.
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.

    "The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Homburg. alt-of

    "But Akihito, wearing an outsized black homburg, appeared on Canada′s railroad station platforms, talked with strangers in fluent English, rode in a locomotive cab."

  3. 3
    a hat made of felt with a creased crown wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn.

Etymology 2

From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn.

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