hom·burg
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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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One focused on his leopard-skin loafers, another on his silk homburg.
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Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, "Nick Tosches, 69, Fiery Music Writer and Biographer, Dies," 20 Oct. 2019
Wrapping himself in his big winter overcoat and donning his homburg hat, the Munich Post editor walked to the streetcar station.
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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.
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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.
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Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, "City trying to keep Henry the Hatter in Detroit," 30 June 2017
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“Homburg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homburg. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of homburg was in 1894
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