leghorn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /lɛˈɡɔːn/ (UK)
- /ˈlɛɡhɔːn/ (UK)
- /ˈlɛɡhɔɹn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Mid 18th century: from Leghorn (“Livorno”), the place the straw and fowls were imported from.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric.
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(countable) A type of hat made from Leghorn straw.
The difference between the two classifications has always been intended to cover unblocked and untrimmed hat bodies, such as panamas, bangkoks, and leghorns, and other hats which are woven by the natives in South American and oriental countries where they are produced.
1918, Schedules M and N, free list, customs administration and income tax; subject index, page 1515:When straw-hats had become unfashionable, Mrs. Nollekens hinted to old White, the hatter […], that possibly he could accommodate her with a Leghorn hat at a moderate rate.
1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 65:
- (countable) A small white chicken of a hardy breed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leghorns | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Leghorn | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (31)
fr leghorn (small white chicken breed) · ru легго́рнка (small white chicken breed) · ta லெக்கார்ன் கோழி (small white chicken breed) · it gallina livornese (small white chicken breed) · uk легго́рн (small white chicken breed) · nl leghorn (small white chicken breed) · vi gà Lơ-go (small white chicken breed) · de Leghorn (small white chicken breed) · cs leghornka (small white chicken breed) · ru легго́рн (small white chicken breed) · ky леггорн (small white chicken breed) · it galletto livornese (small white chicken breed) · sh лѐгхорн (small white chicken breed) · fa لگرن (small white chicken breed) · ja レグホン (small white chicken breed) · fi leghorn (small white chicken breed) · cmn 力康雞 /力康鸡 (small white chicken breed) · ja レグホーン (small white chicken breed) · cmn 來亨雞 /来亨鸡 (small white chicken breed) · uz leggorn (small white chicken breed) · he לֶגְהוֹרְן (small white chicken breed) · ml വൈറ്റ് ലെഗോൺ (small white chicken breed) · ka ლეგჰორნი (small white chicken breed) · sh lèghorn (small white chicken breed) · pt legorne (small white chicken breed) · ko 레그혼 (small white chicken breed) · ro leghorn (small white chicken breed) · el λέγκχορν (small white chicken breed) · it livorno (small white chicken breed) · vi gà Leghorn (small white chicken breed) · it livornese (small white chicken breed)