homburg
/ˈhɑmbɚɡ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.12 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Homburg.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑmbɚɡ/
- British English: /ˈhɒmbəɡ/