gibus

See also: Gibus

English

Gibus

Etymology

From the surname of its French inventor.

Noun

gibus (plural gibuses)

1. 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)

1. (historical) a gibus (foldable top hat)

Derived terms

• gibushoed

French

Etymology

From the surname of its inventor.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

gibus m (plural gibus)

1. (historical) a gibus (foldable top hat)

Further reading

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