pith helmet

American  

noun

1. a hat made of dried pith or cork covered with cloth, worn in the tropics.

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pith helmet British  

noun

1. Also called: topee.   topi.  a lightweight hat made of pith that protects the wearer from the sun

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Etymology

Origin of pith helmet

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Among her many dancers, I spy a nurse, an astronaut, a UPS delivery guy — even a dude in a pith helmet.

From Los Angeles Times

He wore a pith helmet that had been painted to match the balloon’s bright patchwork of colors and patterns, with a small, brave flag flying on top.

From Literature

He wore khaki trousers tucked into tall leather boots, a safari jacket, and a pith helmet.

From Literature

You can’t get up when that happens, so a stage manager in a pith helmet would come and drag them off.

From New York Times

In the show we find him turning the design for a divination board into a tea tray, and carving a portrait of a British official dressed in conspicuously snazzy Yoruba slippers and a pith helmet.

From New York Times