gibus
(ˈdʒaɪbəs)
[f. Gibus the name of the first maker.]
An opera or crush hat. Also gibus-hat.
| 1848 Thackeray Bk. Snobs xviii, With his gibus-hat and his little glazed pumps. a 1854 E. Forbes Lit. Papers viii. (1855) 214 No man in a gibus ever commanded public awe or private respect. 1888 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. 5/2 The collapsible crush hat or Gibus. |