derbies in English

noun

1

a city in north central England, on the Derwent River; population 244,700 (est. 2009).

2

an annual horse race for three-year-olds, founded in 1780 by the 12th Earl of Derby. The race is run on Epsom Downs in England in late May or early June.

3

a bowler hat.

The majority of the foxhunters wear black coats and top hats or derbies .

4

a boot or shoe having the eyelet tabs stitched on top of the vamp.

But how often have you seen men slip up and wear derby shoes with worn-out jeans, or even casual loafers with suits, for example?

5

a hard pressed cheese made from skimmed milk, chiefly in Derbyshire.

In the seventeenth century, the custom of adding sage (a herb valued at the time for its health-giving properties) to Derby cheese was begun.

noun

plug hat, bowler, bowler hat, derby hat

Use "derbies" in a sentence

1. Plain Toe Bluchers (and Derbies) Oxfords

2. I think that's the first rule of, like, circuses and demolition derbies.

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