leghorn

2 definitions found

leghorn - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leghorn \Leg"horn\ (l[e^]g"h[^o]rn), n.
     A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the
     straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in
     Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of
     exportation.
     [1913 Webster]

leghorn - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  leghorn
      n 1: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: boater,
           leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer,
           straw hat]