havelock

¹ American  

[hav-lok] / ˈhæv lɒk /

noun

1. a cap cover with a flap hanging over the back of the neck, for protection from the sun.

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Havelock ² American  

[hav-lok, -luhk] / ˈhæv lɒk, -lək /

noun

1. a town in SE North Carolina.

2. a male given name.

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havelock British  

/ ˈhævlɒk /

noun

1. a light-coloured cover for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the head and neck from the sun

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Etymology

Origin of havelock

1860–65, named after Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India

Example Sentences

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

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 Conrad, Joseph

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 Sudermann, Hermann

Thinking, as he stood with Paul Blecker, leaning over the gate, of how she had brought him a badly-made havelock that morning.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 by Various

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 Conrad, Joseph