Leghorn
noun
English name of Livorno.
Leghorn
American
[leg-hawrn, leg-ern, -hawrn]
/ ˈlɛgˌhɔrn, ˈlɛg ərn, -ˌhɔrn /
noun
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English name of Livorno.
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(lowercase) a fine, smooth, plaited straw.
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(lowercase) a hat made of such straw, often having a broad, soft brim.
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one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens that are prolific layers of white-shelled eggs.
Leghorn
1
British
noun
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the English name for Livorno
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a breed of domestic fowl laying white eggs
leghorn
2
British
/ ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn /
noun
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a type of Italian wheat straw that is woven into hats
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any hat made from this straw when plaited
Etymology
Origin of leghorn
C19: named after Leghorn (Livorno)
Example Sentences
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William Carlos Williams, “Anna Karenina,” Katherine Anne Porter, “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Cats,” Foghorn Leghorn: all get shoutouts here, a collective distress call that fails to move us.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
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 • Nov. 24, 2022
Who cares if he sounds like Foghorn Leghorn?
From The Verge • Sep. 12, 2022
With his exaggerated Southern accent, he affects a mixture of Mr. Haney, the con artist of the 1960s CBS sitcom “Green Acres,” and the bombastic Looney Tunes rooster, Foghorn J. Leghorn.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021
His pet hen, a White Leghorn, clucked with excitement every time the swatter came down.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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