Homburg

See also: homburg

English
A man wearing a Homburg

Etymology

From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒmbəːɡ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑm.bɚɡ/

Noun

Homburg (plural Homburgs)

  1. A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.
    • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1066:
      He was a tall lean man with a voice like a rasping crow. Impeccably dressed and hatted with a dark Homburg.

Proper noun

Homburg

  1. A town in the Saarland, Germany.
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