Home › Words › L › leghornleghorn/ˈlɛɡhɔːn/leghorn · noun — A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).leghorn is pronounced /ˈlɛɡhɔːn/.EtymologyMid 18th century: from Leghorn (“Livorno”), the place the straw and fowls were imported from.nounA type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric.A type of hat made from Leghorn straw.e.g.“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:A small white chicken of a hardy breed.nameThe city of Livorno in Italy.e.g.“Leghorn was the nearest port of consequence, […] the most likely of any in Italy to assist their plan. (III, ix)” — 1794, Ann Radcliffe, Mysteries of Udolpho:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.strawen 61% match — Made of straw. vs leghorn →holland 59% match — A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland. vs leghorn →yedda 59% match — A type of straw used to make straw hats vs leghorn →linsey 58% match — A cloth made of linen and wool. vs leghorn →leatherbritches 57% match — Green beans strung on thread for drying and storage. vs leghorn →harl 57% match — A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather. vs leghorn →drabbet 56% match — A coarse linen fabric, originally made from hemp. vs leghorn →lockram 56% match — A type of rough fabric from Brittany. vs leghorn →