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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
  3. 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.
  4. A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the strawof a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany,Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation.
  5. n:100 n a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown