gibus

See also: Gibus

English edit

Gibus

Etymology edit

From the surname of its French inventor.

Noun edit

gibus (plural gibuses)

A collapsible top hat.

See also edit

crush hat

Anagrams edit

guibs

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French gibus, named after the French hatmaker Antoine Gibus.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʒiˈbʏs/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: gi‧bus

Noun edit

gibus m (plural gibussen)

(historical) A gibus (foldable top hat).

Derived terms edit

gibushoed

French edit

Etymology edit

From the surname of its inventor.

Pronunciation edit

Audio (file)

Noun edit

gibus m (plural gibus)

(historical) a gibus (foldable top hat)

Further reading edit

“gibus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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