Meaning & use
gibus
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A collapsible top hat with an internal spring mechanism, popular formal headwear in the 19th century.
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The gentleman tucked his gibus under his arm as he entered the opera house.
Museum visitors admired a well-preserved gibus from the Victorian era.
A note on using this word
The gibus is named after its French inventor, Antoine Gibus, who patented the collapsible design in the 1830s so the hat could be folded flat when not worn.
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