gibus
See also: Gibus
English
Gibus
Etymology
From the surname of its French inventor.
Noun
gibus (plural gibuses)
- A collapsible top hat.
See also
- crush hat
Anagrams
- guibs
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French gibus, named after the French hatmaker Antoine Gibus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒiˈbʏs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gi‧bus
Noun
gibus m (plural gibussen)
- (historical) A gibus (foldable top hat).
Derived terms
- gibushoed
French
Etymology
From the surname of its inventor.
Noun
gibus m (plural gibus)
- (historical) a gibus (foldable top hat)
Further reading
- “gibus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.