busby
nounUK, US /ˈbʌz.bi/
Etymology Various theories; probably from the surname Busby.
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A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.
- […] many Khorassanis wearing huge sheepskin busbies, similar to the head-gear of the Roumanians and Tabreez Turks of Ovahjik and the Perso-Turkish border.1887, Thomas Stevens, chapter IV, in Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. II: From Teheran to Yokohama, London: Sampson Low […] , pages 71–72:
- They were a fine lot of fellows, in their pale blue, tight-fitting jackets, jaunty busbys and white riding breeches with the double yellow stripe […]1895, Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow:
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- His head was shaped like a busby, a high solid arrogant rock, covered with thick moss.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 54: