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noun
a hat made of dried pith or cork covered with cloth, worn in the tropics.
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Origin of pith helmet
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby pith helmet
pithead, pithecanthrope, pithecanthropoid, Pithecanthropus, pithecoid, pith helmet, Pithom, pithos, pith ray, pithy, pitiable
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British Dictionary definitions for pith helmet
pith helmet
noun
a lightweight hat made of pith that protects the wearer from the sunAlso called: topee, topi
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