fedora
pronunciation
How to pronounce fedora in British English:
UK [fɪˈdɔ:rə]
How to pronounce fedora in American English:
US [fɪ'dɔrə]
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- Noun:
- felt hat with a creased crown
Word Origin
- fedora (n.)
- type of hat, 1887, American English, from "Fédora," a popular play by Victorien Sardou (1831-1908) that opened 1882, in which the heroine, a Russian princess named Fédora Romanoff, originally was performed by Sarah Bernhardt. During the play, Bernhardt, a notorious cross-dresser, wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. Women's-rights activists adopted the fashion. The proper name is Russian fem. of Fedor, from Greek Theodoros, literally "gift of god," from theos "god" (see theo-) + doron "gift" (see date (n.1)).
Example
- 1. The example above has been tested on fedora core linux .
- 2. I like to think I look like humphrey bogart when I wear my fedora .
- 3. Your santa claus is wearing a topcoat and a fedora .
- 4. Another feature which has me giving fedora 10 a firm thumbs-up is the new network manager connection sharing .
- 5. Package management and security updates for fedora set a very high standard .