gibus hat
bəsAlso called gibus hat.
Origin:
1840–50; named after Gibus, 19th-century Frenchman, its inventor
1840–50; named after Gibus, 19th-century Frenchman, its inventor
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| —n | |
| another name for opera hat | |
| [C19: named after Gibus, 19th-century Frenchman who invented it] | |
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