Thesaurus results for CASQUE

casque

noun

Definition of casque

as in helmet

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Recent Examples of casque The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 These flightless birds are striking in appearance – bright blue skin, a helmet-like casque on their heads, and dagger-like claws on each foot. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 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

Many of them spent part of college or high school using such a cap and have adjusted to its look, which is much more prominent than a regular helmet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
For now, the helmet is available exclusively in a matte-carbon finish.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of helmet

Noun

The knitwear capsule, which ranges in size from 0 to 5 years, includes a cardigan ($165), button-shoulder crewneck ($165) and bonnet ($99) in three color variations as well as one pair of booties ($105).

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Sightings of the spectral woman in a nightgown and bonnet have been reported by many people.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonnet

Noun

Patrolling in pairs and marked by their black patent leather tricorn hats, the Guardia Civil sometimes forced refugees back into France but more often threw them into spartan jails until the British or the American consul sent for them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere, Washington is portrayed astride a horse or atop a column; shirtless, in classical garb, or, more commonly, in a long coat and tricorn.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026

Definition of tricorne

Noun

About five minutes later, the investigator says a man wearing a yarmulke, the skullcap traditionally worn by many Jewish men, was waiting to cross the street at West 45th Street and Sixth Avenue, court records show.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
The formula draws upon plant extracts like cypress leaf and skullcap to reduce oil production, while willow bark extract and lactic acid clear out impurities, giving the appearance of visibly smaller pores.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of skullcap

Noun

Both wear coarse, sheep’s wool djellabas over trekking pants and plaid shirts and have turban-like scarves, known as shesh, piled high on their heads.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of turban

Noun

There are plenty of stout diesel engines designed for construction equipment or marine applications that will fit under the hood of a pickup truck or SUV and, as this build demonstrates, improve performance.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 31 Oct. 2026
The double burner installed under the hood required a six inch overhang of the hood.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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