LEGHORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leghorn mean? 

• LEGHORN (noun)
  The noun LEGHORN has 1 sense:

1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

  Familiarity information: LEGHORN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEGHORN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

boater; leghorn; Panama; Panama hat; sailor; skimmer; straw hat

Hypernyms ("leghorn" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

 Context examples 

In pre-clinical research, the leghorn is a consistent provider of eggs for embryonic, angiogenic, and vasculogenic research.

(Leghorn Chicken, NCI Thesaurus)

You shall not make a guy of yourself, remonstrated Meg, as Jo tied down with a red ribbon the broad-brimmed, old-fashioned leghorn Laurie had sent for a joke.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The leghorn has a lifespan of 5-11 years in the wild.

(Leghorn Chicken, NCI Thesaurus)

The fully-grown leghorn chicken averages 3-6 pounds in weight and is characterized by being noisy, flighty, and easily excited.

(Leghorn Chicken, NCI Thesaurus)