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homburg
noun
hom·burg
ˈhäm-ˌbərg 
plural homburgs
: a felt hat with a stiff curled brim and a high crown creased lengthwise
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Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Now, this place was literally brimming with hats: fedoras, homburgs, pork pies, Panamas, stingy brims, newsboys, boaters.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
Men dressed in waistcoats, blazers, and homburg and bowler hats smoked their pipes and fidgeted with their mustaches.
—Longreads, 4 May 2023
Once Jimmie’s dad doffs his homburg and takes a seat, be prepared for some serious head-scratching.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Now, this place was literally brimming with hats: fedoras, homburgs, pork pies, Panamas, stingy brims, newsboys, boaters.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
Men dressed in waistcoats, blazers, and homburg and bowler hats smoked their pipes and fidgeted with their mustaches.
—Longreads, 4 May 2023
Once Jimmie’s dad doffs his homburg and takes a seat, be prepared for some serious head-scratching.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
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“Homburg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homburg. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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homburg
noun
hom·burg
ˈhäm-ˌbərg
: a man's felt hat with a stiff curled brim and a high crown creased lengthwise
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