leghorn
noun
- straw hat
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈlɛɡhɔːn/ / /ˈlɛɡhɔɹn/ / /lɛˈɡɔːn/
name
Etymology: From Old Italian Legorno, from Latin Liburnus, from Liburnī, name of the ancient population of Liburnians. Doublet of Livorno.
- The city of Livorno in Italy.
“Leghorn was the nearest port of consequence, […] the most likely of any in Italy to assist their plan. (III, ix)”
noun
Etymology: Mid 18th century: from Leghorn (“Livorno”), the place the straw and fowls were imported from.
- A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric.
- A type of hat made from Leghorn straw.
“When straw-hats had become unfashionable, Mrs. Nollekens hinted to old White, the hatter […], that possibly he could accommodate her with a Leghorn hat at a moderate rate.”
“The difference between the two classifications has always been intended to cover unblocked and untrimmed hat bodies, such as panamas, bangkoks, and leghorns, and other hats which are woven by the natives in South American and oriental countries where they are produced.”
- A small white chicken of a hardy breed.