gibus

From the surname of its French inventor.

gibus (plural gibuses)

1. A collapsible top hat.

• crush hat

• guibs

Borrowed from French gibus, named after the French hatmaker Antoine Gibus.

• IPA^(key): /ʒiˈbʏs/

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• Hyphenation: gi‧bus

gibus m (plural gibussen)

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

• gibushoed

From the surname of its inventor.

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gibus m (plural gibus)

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

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