Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Derby"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Derby \Der"by\ (?; usually ? in Eng.; 85), n.
1. A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near
London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the
12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.
{Derby Day}, the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes,
-- Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide.
2. A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
derby
n : a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim;
worn by some British businessmen [syn: {bowler hat}, {bowler},
{plug hat}]
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