Leghorn

[ leg-hawrn for 1-3; leg-ern, -hawrn for 4 ]

noun
  1. English name of Livorno.

  2. (lowercase) a fine, smooth, plaited straw.

  1. (lowercase) a hat made of such straw, often having a broad, soft brim.

  2. one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens that are prolific layers of white-shelled eggs.

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How to use Leghorn in a sentence

  • It was in Leghorn, where he was on board a yacht called the Lola, of which he represented himself as owner.

    The Czar's Spy | William Le Queux
  • At Leghorn the ship lay for a month,—the first period of repose since she went into commission, a year and a half before.

    The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for leghorn (1 of 2)

leghorn

/ (ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn) /


noun
  1. a type of Italian wheat straw that is woven into hats

  2. any hat made from this straw when plaited

Origin of leghorn

1
C19: named after Leghorn (Livorno)

British Dictionary definitions for Leghorn (2 of 2)

Leghorn

noun
  1. (ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn) the English name for Livorno

  2. (lɛˈɡɔːn) a breed of domestic fowl laying white eggs

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