homburg

plural homburgs

1. Alternative letter-case form of Homburg.

   In the next chair, the man wears a well-worn outfit consisting of a black homburg hat and a sack suit of black wool made with shawl collar and bound edges.

   1995, Joan L. Severa, Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900, page 283

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   But Akihito, wearing an outsized black homburg, appeared on Canada′s railroad station platforms, talked with strangers in fluent English, rode in a locomotive cab.

   1953 April 27, “A Hat for Akihito”, in Life, page 62

   For evening wear, a black, dark gray, or midnight blue homburg hat was appropriate. With formal evening attire of white tie and tails, a black silk top hat was worn. For daytime, a derby or homburg might be worn.

   1982, Shirley Miles O′Donnol, American Costume, 1915-1970: A Source Book for the Stage Costumer, published 1989, page 182

plural Homburgs · alternative homburg

1. A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.

   He was a tall lean man with a voice like a rasping crow. Impeccably dressed and hatted with a dark Homburg.

   1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1066

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   The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat.

   1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 35

   Harold Gould as Kid Twist (with a great mustache) wore the best Homburg in recent memory, and Redford always kept his fedora atilt at just the right, rakish angle.

   2020 August 28, Thomas Vinciguerra, “Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘The Sting’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: Homburg hat

alternative homburg

1. A town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland, Germany.