1. a breed of chicken originally from Italy, known for laying white eggs
2. a fine plaited straw used for making hats
3. a hat made from leghorn straw

Examples

• The farmer raised white leghorn chickens for their excellent egg production.
• Leghorn hens are known to be active and hardy birds.
• She wore a wide-brimmed leghorn hat to protect herself from the sun.
• The milliner imported fine leghorn straw from Italy.
• His grandmother’s leghorn hat had been carefully preserved in tissue paper.
• The leghorn rooster strutted proudly around the farmyard.
• Victorian ladies often favored leghorn bonnets for summer outings.