balibuntal

(ˌbælɪˈbʌntəl)

1. (Textiles) closely woven fine straw, used for making hats in the Philippines

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a hat of this straw

[C20: changed from Baliuag buntal, from Baliuag in the Philippines, where such hats were made]

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References in periodicals archive ?

'Balibuntal', which used to be a fine close-woven straw used for making hats, has been dumped on the linguistic rubbish tip, together with 'sagbag' (a large beanbag used as a seat) and 'rubby' (an alcoholic who habitually drinks rubbing alcohol).

I shed a tear to think that I shall never again see a rubby wearing a balibuntal hat, seated on a sagbag while swigging from a bottle of alcoholic embrocation.

What hope is there now, I ask myself, to save the unsophisticated apple-seller in a balibuntal hat from chafing when plying his trade on a ship?