Meaning of Homburg | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Homburg.
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2. A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.
3. A town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland, Germany.

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Examples

“The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat.”

“He was a tall lean man with a voice like a rasping crow. Impeccably dressed and hatted with a dark Homburg.”

“Harold Gould as Kid Twist (with a great mustache) wore the best Homburg in recent memory, and Redford always kept his fedora atilt at just the right, rakish angle.”

“But Akihito, wearing an outsized black homburg, appeared on Canada′s railroad station platforms, talked with strangers in fluent English, rode in a locomotive cab.”

“For evening wear, a black, dark gray, or midnight blue homburg hat was appropriate. With formal evening attire of white tie and tails, a black silk top hat was worn. For daytime, a derby or homburg might be worn.”

“In the next chair, the man wears a well-worn outfit consisting of a black homburg hat and a sack suit of black wool made with shawl collar and bound edges.”

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