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homburg Definition

hom·burg (häm′bərg)

noun

a man's felt hat with a crown dented front to back and a stiffened brim turned up slightly at the sides

Etymology: after Homburg, Prussia, where first made

homburg Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • hat: Off we would go into the Surrey countryside, in his black homburg hat, to preach in some tiny Baptist Bethel.