Homburg
See also: homburg
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Churchill_HU_90973.jpg/220px-Churchill_HU_90973.jpg)
Etymology
From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Homburg (plural Homburgs)
- A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1066:
- 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, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1066:
Proper noun
Homburg