Definitions for homburgˈhɒm bɜrg

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hom•burgˈhɒm bɜrg(n.)

  1. a man's felt hat with a soft crown dented lengthwise and a slightly rolled brim.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of homburg:

1890–95; after Homburg, Germany, where it was first manufactured

Princeton's WordNet

  1. fedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby(noun)

    a hat made of felt with a creased crown

Wiktionary

  1. Homburg(Noun)

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

  2. Origin: From the town of , Germany, where it was first worn.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Homburg

    a fashionable watering-place in Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, beautifully situated at the base of the Taunus Mountains, 8 m. NW. of Frankfort-on-the-Main; has fine chalybeate and saline springs.


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