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 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pith helmet was in 1855

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“Pith helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pith%20helmet. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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