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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
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The school’s logo historically featured a stereotypical depiction of a Native American man wearing a war bonnet, regalia traditionally worn by leaders of the American Plains Indians Nations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Once the Cornish pasty came to Jamaica, it was transformed with curry, cumin, and other spices, along with Scotch bonnet peppers to give it even more of a kick.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets.—
Denise Coffey,
Courant Community,
30 May 2017
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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.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 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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Hoja calmly takes off his turban and places it on the villager’s head.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.—
Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
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With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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After the waiter lifts a silver cloche from the plate laid before him with a flourish, the aghast Mr. Bean frantically finds places to hide the offending beef away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Safeguard early plantings from frost by covering them with frost blankets, cloches, or row covers.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
14 Feb. 2026
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That blogger with a beret, Emily Cooper has flown the coop!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the first photo, the teen showed herself after being initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha, wearing a green beret, black jacket, white and a pink bag on her shoulder.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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The stock market may be near all-time highs, helped by the Magnificent Seven, but a look under the hood is showing some troubling breadth patterns.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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This renovation is a bit splashier than the others, starting in the kitchen with a Wolf range and hood, Subzero fridge, Miele dishwasher, Miele washer and dryer, and heated floors.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
4 May 2026
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“Leghorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leghorn. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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