Meaning & use

Homburgs

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Felt hats with a stiff curled brim and a single lengthwise crease in the crown, traditionally worn by men.

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He wore one of his father's old homburgs to the funeral.

The shop displayed a row of homburgs beside the fedoras.

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Named after Bad Homburg, the German spa town where the hat style originated in the 19th century.

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