leghorn

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Recent Examples of leghorn The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name. Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leghorn
Noun
  • At Sandals’ Jerk Shacks, chefs stay true to that tradition by marinating chicken, pork, and fish in a fiery mix of Scotch bonnet peppers, thyme, and allspice, then grilling it over pimento wood.
    Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
  • If anything, the look is straight out of Strawberry Shortcake’s pink and red pillowy bonnet from the 1980s, when Muriel Fahrion first created the look for American Greetings.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
  • At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • In the new production of Sunset, everyone is dressed in black and white, including Scherzinger, who wears a black slip dress instead of Norma’s trademark turban.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • There’s a passenger with a bright-green buzz cut (in sharp contrast with that same orange), one with a platinum wig, a baby-blue turban, a sparkly hijab, a graduation cap, a fez, very big headphones.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • At the Fiesta Plaza neighborhood, the world's largest sombrero will adorn the Tipsy Sombrero Bar.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • Unfortunately, Miguel’s sombrero casts a shadow on his face.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Earlier in the day, the Barbadian singer was photographed walking around New York in the rain in a gray-blue cropped top and skirt set with a fur stole and 1920s-style cloche hat with a visible bump, igniting conversation online.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
  • Consider using a few cloches in varying sizes to display collections.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hurts wore a black velvet embellished with gemstones along his shoulders, and accessorized his look with a black beret and jewelry by Tiffany & Co. and Breitling.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • Though the actor, sporting with a beret and long hair at the premiere, was nowhere to be seen at THR‘s afterparty.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Companies must demand transparency, audit everything and treat AI like any great product—know what’s under the hood.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Back in her old ‘hood, June pauses outside a shop window.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • For Markle, the classic cream panama hat with a black ribbon fit the bill.
    Anna Millard, refinery29.com, 14 July 2018
  • Duchess Meghan, wearing a white blouse and panama hat, is spotted holding their three-month-old son, who donned a striped sweater and beige pants.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Aug. 2019

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“Leghorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leghorn. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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