havelock
noun
a cap cover with a flap hanging over the back of the neck, for protection from the sun.
havelock
1 American
[hav-lok]
/ ˈhæv lɒk /
noun
Havelock
2
American
[hav-lok, -luhk]
/ ˈhæv lɒk, -lək /
noun
-
a town in SE North Carolina.
-
a male given name.
havelock
British
/ ˈhævlɒk /
noun
Etymology
Origin of havelock
1860–65, named after Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India
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Being a little disappointed that she didn’t think I would also know—I didn’t—I asked her what a havelock was.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Under them lay the color guard; the scabbarded swords252 of the colonel and his staff were stuck upright in the ground, and the blanket-swathed figures of the officers in poncho and havelock reposed close by.
From Special Messenger by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Christmas eve, about six or seven, he would suddenly enter, snow covering his havelock, and draw her into his embrace with that demonstrative ardour peculiar to him.
From The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann
The knob of his stick and his legs shook together with passion, whilst the trunk, draped in the wings of the havelock, preserved his historic attitude of defiance.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad
Before him, Karl Yundt remained standing, one wing of his faded greenish havelock thrown back cavalierly over his shoulder.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad
“I’m not here to be your witness or confessor,” Havelock complains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Havelock re-encounters Jordan years after the attack and finds himself caught in the firehose spray of a diatribe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Inside the NHS trust's central hub, call handler Claire Havelock describes the previous heatwave as "exhausting", with some staff unable to take breaks because of the relentless demand.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Inspired by the story of John Addington Symonds and Havelock Ellis, two British scholars of homosexuality in a deeply homophobic Victorian era, Crewe’s debut is by turns lusty, elegant and deeply informed by history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
She told me that it was a cap that has a flap of cloth attached to cover the neck, named after Sir Henry Havelock, the man who invented it.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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