gibus

[ jahy-buh s ]

/ ˈdʒaɪ bəs /

opera hat.

Also called gibus hat.

Origin of gibus

First recorded in 1840–50; named after Gibus, 19th-century Frenchman, its inventor

gibran, gibson, gibson desert, gibson girl, gibson murmur, gibus, gic, gid, giddap, gidday, giddy

He went down by the lift (tipping again), and, being accosted by a waiter with his gibus, tipped the finder half a crown.

Kipps |H. G. Wells
His gibus was thrust back and exposed a disorder of hair that suggested a reckless desperation.

Kipps |H. G. Wells
He took a Gibus hat,—his own, or that of some other unfortunate,—and slowly made his way down to the place in Bruton Street.

Can You Forgive Her? |Anthony Trollope
Ca'thos, cousin of Madelon, brought up by her uncle Gor'gibus, a plain citizen in the middle rank of life.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

The eminent entertainer extracted from the Gibus a portmanteau, a soup-tureen, and a lady's watch.

Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, July 30, 1892 |Various

gibus

/ (ˈdʒaɪbəs) /

another name for opera hat

C19: named after Gibus, 19th-century Frenchman who invented it