pith helmet

noun

: topee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The same way a German actor in Hollywood should get used to strapping on a Stahlhelm, Bollywood provides plenty of roles for a Caucasian in a pith helmet. —Vulture, 1 June 2022

Malinowski was a stork of a man—thin, pale, and balding—often seen wearing a pith helmet and socks up to his knees. —Joseph T. Hallinan, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2014

Joel wore a pith helmet, the headgear favored by olden-day jungle explorers, equal parts swashbuckling and absurd. —Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2018

Usually made in lightweight fabric and featuring epaulets and pockets across the front, the getup was sometimes accessorized with a rifle and a pith helmet. —Sarah Fentem, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022

There’s a story about a man in a pith helmet who comes up and shoots a bunch of civilians in the head. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022

This was evidenced by her choice of a Colonial-era pith helmet while touring Nairobi National Park in Kenya in 2018. —Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022

In a black-and-white photo taken in December 1935, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia stands at ease in a smart khaki military uniform and pith helmet, with a cape draped over his shoulders. —Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020

In a black-and-white photo taken in December 1935, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia stands at ease in a smart khaki military uniform and pith helmet, with a cape draped over his shoulders. —Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above