Homburg
//ˈhɒmbəɡ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 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 a hat made of felt with a creased crown wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland, Germany.
Example
More examples"The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat."
Etymology
From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn.
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