/ ˈhɒmbɜːg; NAmE ˈhɑːmbɜːrg/ noun
a man's soft hat with a narrow, curled brim
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: named after Homburg , a town in western Germany, where such hats were first worn.
/ ˈhɒmbɜːg; NAmE ˈhɑːmbɜːrg/ noun
a man's soft hat with a narrow, curled brim
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: named after Homburg , a town in western Germany, where such hats were first worn.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005