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
  • Silk is also better for your beauty rest and the reason why silk scarves, bonnets, and pillowcases are so popular.
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Editors’ Picks Her followers sent her around $800 to help purchase leave-in conditioner, moisturizing shampoo, bonnets, edge gel and wide-tooth combs.
    Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 16 Jan. 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
  • Then armed men in black turbans, as if to justify their fear, opened fire into the crowd.
    Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Young people copied her contemporary African fashion sense, wearing a turban with a formal suit or painting tribal dots on her face as part of her makeup.
    Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Big blue sombrero Monday, November 25, 2024: The James Webb Space Telescope's brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of dust in a mottled outer ring.
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • By the 1990s, the chain boasted over 200 locations, serving up chimichangas and celebratory sombreros to families across parts of America.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The looks are topped off with ceramic brooches and sculptures shaped like a scarf collar, in addition to cloche hats designed by Stephen Jones.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
  • While guessing what the items could be, social media users have suggested cloches, candle lanterns and vases, among other things—but nothing was quite right.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Shepard can be seen giving one of his daughters a kiss, cuddling up with the girls, who match in black-and-white striped tops and berets.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Photographers captured Kate leaving St Mary Magdalene Church in eastern England all smiles wearing a dark green peacoat and matching beret, plus a cozy dark blue and green plaid scarf.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In 2009, however, came a much bigger change under the hood, with the arrival of the mighty 5.9-liter V-12 from the DBS super-coupe for a new V12 Vantage meant to exist alongside the 8 version.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Under the hood, there isn't much cooling underway at all.
    Courtenay Brown, Axios, 30 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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