Meanings
nounBorsalino (plural Borsalinos)
plural Borsalinos
- attributivesometimesA type of wide-brimmed felt hat.
He wore a shaggy borsalino hat, a rough grey sports coat with white golf balls on it for buttons, a brown shirt, a yellow tie, pleated grey flannel slacks and alligator shoes with white explosions on the toes.
1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 1
Origin
After the name of the Italian company which made them.
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Chicago
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