Borsalino

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The name of the Italian company which made them.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Borsalino (plural Borsalinos)

  1. (sometimes attributive) A type of wide-brimmed felt hat.
    • 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 1:
      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.
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