pith helmet

noun

: topee

Examples of pith helmet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dubbed the White Wings, the sanitation workers sported white pith helmets and uniforms not unlike the lab coats that doctors began to don in the 1880s as germ theory took hold and antiseptics became associated with health. — Rana Mitter, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Bouncers and prostitutes and small-time gangsters appear with filthy annotations; Black and Turkish residents of Brussels, not to mention colonists in pith helmets, also recur in his scenes of clubs and bars. — Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above