homburg
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːmˌbɜːrɡ/
- Archaic
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sombrero homburg
- As a child, I used to watch you from the window over the garage, coming and going, always wearing your black homburg and carrying a briefcase and an umbrella.
- homburg hat
- wearing a homburg
- black homburg
Examples
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The shoe-shine boy nods to a businessman in a Homburg.
Fiction book (1999) -
Do you wish the homburg or the bowler, sir, or something that makes more of a statement?
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What about that black Homburg right up there?
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He had a homburg hat and looked very smart, actually...
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His prospective patient rose, retrieved his homburg from the sofa, and started toward the door.
Fiction book (1992) -
Two burly men in dark blue overcoats and Homburg hats sat in the front seat.
Academic text (2007) -
His black homburg—the one he'd worn every day of his life for years now—was gone.
Fiction book (1990) -
The driver was a middle-aged man wearing an overcoat and a homburg hat.
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For evenings on the town, he favored formal wear, including spats, an opera cape, and an expensive silk homburg.
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A black homburg, a size too small, perched precariously on his head.
Synonyms
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A hat made from soft wool with a crease in the top
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word homburg is named after the German spa town Bad Homburg, where people began wearing this smart hat, so you can imagine a hat from that 'spa town'. Today a homburg means the formal felt hat with a narrow brim and a creased crown.