casque

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Recent Examples of casque But then, Keller made his own discovery: Someone else claimed to have found the New Orleans casque. Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018 Native people in Borneo have carved hornbill casques into ornaments for at least 2,000 years. National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2016 Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017 The casque is carved into decorative products and jewelry, and can bring in more money per gram than elephant ivory. National Geographic, 22 May 2016 Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017
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Noun
  • Monday, he was sacked by one Lions defender with another coming down on the elbow with his helmet and face mask.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Purdy looked to be in significant pain and took his helmet off moments after attempting to throw the ball.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
  • In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.
    ROBERT F. WORTH, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • The body is entirely made of carbon fiber, and sports eccentric elements like a bonnet with air vents, a front splitter that resembles a sharp katana, and quirky wheel arches.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Reduce damage-causing friction at night by pulling hair into a loose ponytail on top of the head and/or using satin or silk bonnets or pillowcases.11 Your Diet Can Also Boost Hair Health Like the rest of your body, eating a variety of nutritious food helps support hair health.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.
    Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
Noun
  • The model naps on a couch while clad in a skullcap and undershirt, scratching his back as his trousers fall below his waist.
    M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Chicago police said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, is accused of shooting an unidentified 39-year-old man who was wearing a kippah, the Jewish skullcap, on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath, in the city's Rogers Park district.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • For all the pleasures of the state dinner over the weekend, with its calotte of beef served with shallot marmalade, the real action is now taking place today (Dec. 5) at EU-US trade talks.
    Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The calotte of beef was served with shallot marmalade.
    Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • But whereas conspicuous religious symbols of all faiths (including Jewish yarmulkes, Sikh turbans, or large crosses) are banned in all French public schools, in Belgium, rules are defined at the local level.
    Olivier Decottignies, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
  • Rather than sweeping robes and turbans, Scherzinger spends most of the play barefoot, wearing a simple black slip.
    Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The moment an unwitting Labrador tried to enter his owner's car through the hood rather than the open door at the back has gone viral, leading to jokes about the breed's IQ.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The gown’s neckline transitioned into a hood that Sánchez delicately placed on her head to show off her new honey-blonde highlights.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Casque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casque. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

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