leghorn

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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. Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leghorn
Noun
  • In 2018, protestors began showing up at real-world events in those handmaid-red cloaks and white bonnets, putting the show in an unexpected spotlight.
    Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
  • Not just that, but your bonnet could also be causing your breakage and hair loss, which is why Muth founded her bonnet brand, Lina Lennox.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Andy Warhol painted a watercolor of a cat in a turban.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • In the new production of Sunset, everyone is dressed in black and white, including Scherzinger, who wears a black slip dress instead of Norma’s trademark turban.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Many of the protesters had covered their faces and wore long sleeves; one wore a sombrero.
    Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
  • Martinis are in order, as well as garish floral print shirts and oversized sombreros.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Consider using a few cloches in varying sizes to display collections.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There are berets, too, a nod to the military elements in the collection.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
  • Gone are the lopsided berets, garish prints, and impossible volumes.
    Blanca de Almandoz, Glamour, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Under the hood is a familiar 375-hp, 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 and eight-speed automatic.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
  • Under the hood is a 3.0-liter inline-six engine mated to an automatic gearbox making 395 brake horsepower.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • For Markle, the classic cream panama hat with a black ribbon fit the bill.
    Anna Millard, refinery29.com, 14 July 2018
  • 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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