LEGHORN

boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat

(noun) a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Leghorn

(dated) The city of Livorno in Italy.

Etymology 2

Noun

Leghorn (plural Leghorns)

Alternative letter-case form of leghorn

Anagrams

• Herlong

Etymology

Noun

leghorn (countable and uncountable, plural leghorns)

(uncountable) A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric.

(countable) A hat made from that fabric.

(countable) A small white chicken of a hardy breed.

Anagrams

• Herlong

Source: Wiktionary


Leg"horn, n.

Definition: A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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