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Pith helmet   /pɪθ hˈɛlmət/   Listen
Pith helmet

noun
1.
A lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.  Synonyms: pith hat, sun helmet, topee, topi.





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"Pith helmet" Quotes from Famous Books



... all up at daybreak, and making my toilet by tightening my belt and putting on my mud-spattered pith helmet, I went down to the water's edge to try to find some means of communicating with the ship. During my absence at the front there had evidently been strong winds and heavy seas, for the strip of beach was covered with the wrecks of lighters which had been smashed ...
— Campaigning in Cuba • George Kennan


Words linked to "Pith helmet" :   sunhat, sun hat


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