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Leghorn (Kind of plait of the straw)

a kind of plait of the straw of bearded wheat cut green and bleached, and used for bonnets and hats.

It derives its name from being imported from Leghorn. (A hat made of the plait described is called a Leghorn.) The kind of wheat in question is about 18 inches high. It is grown on poor sandy soil on the banks of the Arno, between Leghorn and Florence, expressly for manufacture into hats.

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