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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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 2017

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The first known use of homburg was in 1894

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