homburg
noun
hom·burg
| \ ˈhäm-ˌbərg
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Definition of homburg
: a man's felt hat with a stiff curled brim and a high crown creased lengthwise
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Examples of homburg in a Sentence
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Wrapping himself in his big winter overcoat and donning his homburg hat, the Munich Post editor walked to the streetcar station. — Washington Post, "AP BOOK EXCERPT: The ‘Enemy of the People’," 1 Sep. 2019 Once Jimmie’s dad doffs his homburg and takes a seat, be prepared for some serious head-scratching. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "A sense of dislocation in ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’," 13 June 2019 Eisenhower wore a Henry the Hatter homburg to his inauguration in 1956. — Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, "City trying to keep Henry the Hatter in Detroit," 30 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homburg.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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