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Recent Examples of leghorn
The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn
The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name.
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Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leghorn
Noun
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Anyway, Wharton and his new missus enter and take to the dance floor; while everyone’s attention is on the couple, the handmaids continue their work of making sure everyone wearing a white bonnet has her own personal death stick.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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The selection of works indeed revealed a preference for male subjects unique in a movement typically associated with fetching representations of young women in sun-dappled gowns and bonnets and plump, rose-cheeked children.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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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
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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
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In a political lineup, Mr. Singh, who became the New Democrats’ leader in 2017, stands out, wearing a turban on his head and tucking a kirpan, or ceremonial knife, into his suit, reflecting his Sikh faith.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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In a portrait that is emblematic of her art, Gottfried photographed a circus entertainer dressed in a top hat and white tie, accompanied by his two canine partners, also formally attired, the large Doberman pinscher in a white tie and a turban, the miniature pinscher with a frilly collar.—
Arthur Lubow,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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At the Fiesta Plaza neighborhood, the world's largest sombrero will adorn the Tipsy Sombrero Bar.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Unfortunately, Miguel’s sombrero casts a shadow on his face.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 May 2025
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Earlier in the day, the Barbadian singer was photographed walking around New York in the rain in a gray-blue cropped top and skirt set with a fur stole and 1920s-style cloche hat with a visible bump, igniting conversation online.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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Consider using a few cloches in varying sizes to display collections.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2025
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Most of the intruders sported the berets that then marked radical activists.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Wonder wore a cape with a long train alongside a matching jacket, black trousers, his signature shades and a black beret, plus jewelry by De Beers and David Yurman.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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This time, fans at a racetrack are incinerated, bludgeoned by flying tires, bisected by a car hood, or impaled through a rebar — setups that hold great promise on paper, but don’t live up to their full visual potential.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Not long ago, teams could only learn what was happening under the hood during a pit stop.—
Illia Smoliienko,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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For Markle, the classic cream panama hat with a black ribbon fit the bill.—
Anna Millard,
refinery29.com,
14 July 2018
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Duchess Meghan, wearing a white blouse and panama hat, is spotted holding their three-month-old son, who donned a striped sweater and beige pants.—
Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Aug. 2019
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“Leghorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leghorn. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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