Homburg

//ˈhɒmbəɡ// name, noun

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Definitions

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
Proper Noun
  1. 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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