Borsalino

See also: borsalino

English

Etymology

The name of the Italian company which made them.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɔːsəˈliːnəʊ/

Noun

Borsalino (plural Borsalinos)

1. (sometimes attributive) A type of wide-brimmed felt hat.
   • 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 1:

     He wore a shaggy borsalino hat, a rough grey sports coat with white golf balls on it for buttons, a brown shirt, a yellow tie, pleated grey flannel slacks and alligator shoes with white explosions on the toes.