Thesaurus results for HOMBURG

homburg

noun

Definition of homburg

as in fedora

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Recent Examples of homburg One focused on his leopard-skin loafers, another on his silk homburg. — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2019 Men dressed in waistcoats, blazers, and homburg and bowler hats smoked their pipes and fidgeted with their mustaches. — Longreads, 4 May 2023 Once Jimmie’s dad doffs his homburg and takes a seat, be prepared for some serious head-scratching. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019 Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024 Wrapping himself in his big winter overcoat and donning his homburg hat, the Munich Post editor walked to the streetcar station. — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2019 Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025

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Noun

For example, the tourist melting in the heat wearing a fedora procured at a cheap souvenir shop near the train station is a dead giveaway of someone not from the area.

— Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
In 1930s New York City, private detective Ben Reilly (Cage) hung up his heroic mask and fedora as the legendary Spider five years ago.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 May 2026

Definition of fedora

Noun

Madonna attended the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 in a lacy ensemble paired with black thigh-high boots and a black beret with an attached mesh veil.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Definition of beret

Noun

The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Television footage showed his coffin draped with the Iranian flag and topped with his black turban.

— Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of turban

Noun

Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.

— Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

Definition of tricorne

Noun

Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate.

— NBC News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2020
Among those receiving the cardinals’ biretta — a crimson-red square cap with three ridges — was his point man for helping Rome’s homeless and poor.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 28 June 2018

Definition of biretta

Noun

Dressed in a pink suit, matching fez and orange sneakers, band leader Ed Williams fueled the music and recalled Elmore James with his scorching slide guitar runs.

— Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Then there is Toby, the fictional, fez-donning cartoon cat that Baseman calls his alter ego.

— Iris Kwok May 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Definition of fez

Noun

The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026

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