Leghorn

[ leg-hawrn leg-ern, -hawrn ]

noun

1. English name of Livorno.
2. (lowercase) a fine, smooth, plaited straw.
3. (lowercase) a hat made of such straw, often having a broad, soft brim.
4. one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens that are prolific layers of white-shelled eggs.

leghorn

¹

/ ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn /

noun

1. a type of Italian wheat straw that is woven into hats
2. any hat made from this straw when plaited

Leghorn

²

noun

1. ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn the English name for Livorno
2. lɛˈɡɔːn a breed of domestic fowl laying white eggs

Word History and Origins

Origin of Leghorn¹

C19: named after Leghorn (Livorno)

Example Sentences

The Kipnis family has Italian citizenship through a paternal grandmother who hailed from Leghorn and moved to Israel, via Tunisia, after the Holocaust.

From Seattle Times

“Bantam White Leghorn, from the sound of it.”

From Literature

Oh, and there’s the detective Benoit Blanc, Daniel Craig’s Southern detective, along for the ride to solve for x with his distinctive Foghorn Leghorn bray and spoilery self-satisfaction.

From Washington Post

Daniel Craig plays Benoit Blanc, the master detective with the Foghorn Leghorn accent who is once again summoned by rich eccentrics to solve a mystery.

From New York Times

Blanc is once again played by a floridly post-Bond Daniel Craig, now sporting an absurd but somehow appropriate collection of neckerchiefs and pastel shirts, and speaking in what was once described as a “Kentucky Fried Chicken Foghorn Leghorn” accent.

From New York Times