homburg

noun

1. A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.

   “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.”

2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Homburg.

   “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.”

name

1. A town, the administrative seat of Saarpfalz-Kreis district, Saarland, Germany.