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English Dictionary: Leghorn by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leghorn
n
  1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leghorn \Leg"horn\ (-h[ocir]rn), n.
      A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the
      straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in
      Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of
      exportation.
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