leghorn
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈlɛɡhɔrn/
- Archaic
:
sombrero de paja
- white leghorn
Examples
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We had a simple, modest little farm... two dozen leghorns for me to look after...
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It was in the crisis years before the war, and he was raising a large flock of white leghorns to make some money.
Fiction book (1994) -
He's hopping mad about a chicken-stealing fox that took his prized leghorn hen last night.
Fiction book (2000) -
She taught me that leghorns are too flighty, and that Rhode Island Reds and bantams make the best mothers.
Fiction book (1996) -
Jolie-Gray involuntarily imagines her mother as a white leghorn pecking about in the straw, nipping up pieces of oyster shell.
Fiction book (2000) -
A leghorn is a stylish choice for sunny weather, providing both shade and elegance.
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The farmer wore a classic leghorn while tending to his crops in the bright afternoon sun.
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She looked fashionable in her wide-brimmed leghorn as she strolled along the beach.
Synonyms
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1.7
A hat with a wide brim and a tall top often worn by cowboys
14
1.3
A hat made of straw that protects the face from the sun
13
8.1
A stiff straw hat with a flat top worn in summer or with a uniform
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3.8
A light wide-brimmed straw hat people wear to protect from the sun
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9.9
A stiff straw hat with a flat crown and flat brim worn in summer
A light straw hat with a flat top and a wide brim worn in warm weather
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leghorn comes from the old English name for the Italian port city Livorno, where straw hats were made and sent to other countries. So a leghorn is a light straw hat named after the place that made it.