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Recent Examples of shako
The exhibit featured photos of Oloyede commanding Florida A&M’s band, along with her uniform jacket and a tall major shako (military-style) hat.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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.
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Robert F. Worth,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2018
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
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Phil Plait,
Discover Magazine,
25 Oct. 2012
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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
Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
—
Phil Plait,
Discover Magazine,
25 Oct. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shako
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Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.
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Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.
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Queen Camilla wore a red silk crepe dress by Fiona Clare inspired by the Grenadier Guards uniform, paired with a black Philip Treacy beret featuring a white plume and the regiment's cap badge.
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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Style the silk foulard into a turban for an elegant night out look, or wrap it around your waist to dress up a simple T-shirt and linen pants outfit.
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Digwa then claimed in bodycam footage released by police that Nowak had grabbed his turban and subjected him to racist abuse.
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The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, ran the stop sign and drove into the path of the GMC leading to the crash, police said.
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In one study, children ages 7-12 were aware that their parents’ own use of safety items like seat belts, bicycle helmets and sunscreen were significantly less common than the parents’ expectations for the child to use them.
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.
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Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.
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Dressed in a pink suit, matching fez and orange sneakers, band leader Ed Williams fueled the music and recalled Elmore James with his scorching slide guitar runs.
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Then there is Toby, the fictional, fez-donning cartoon cat that Baseman calls his alter ego.
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Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.
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“Shako.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shako. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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