Definition of leghorn Leghorn
/lɛˈghɔɹn/ - [leghorn] - leg•horn
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What does leghorn mean?
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- leghorn (Noun)
A breed of mostly white poultry.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- leghorn (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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leghorn
leg′horn, n. fine plait for bonnets and hats made in Tuscany: a bonnet of this material: a small breed of the common domestic fowl. [Leghorn (It. Livorno), a seaport of Tuscany, Italy.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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leghorn
(It. Livarno). A large maritime town in Central Italy, in the province of Leghorn. It was entered by the French army July 27, 1796; evacuated by the French in 1799, and retaken in 1800. It was unsuccessfully attacked by the British and Italian forces in December, 1813. The Austrians took the city from the insurgents May 12 and 13, 1849, and quelled a slight insurrection, July, 1857.
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🔤- leghorn, noun, singular of leghorns.
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