shako
Americannoun
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shakos,
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shackos,
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shakoes,
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shackoes
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noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of shako
1805–15; < French schako < Hungarian csákó, short for csákós ( süveg ) peaked (cap), adj. derivative of csák peak < Middle High German zacke peak, point; see tack 1
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On Friday afternoon, Ms. Zorn, in a dress uniform and a black shako, officially took over the post during the Citadel’s pomp-laden graduation parade, known as the Long Gray Line.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2018
In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
The troops, resplendent in dashing new blue-and-white uniforms, with peaked shako helmets and red cockades and armed with sabres, were made up of local Tory businessmen, shopkeepers, lawyers and their sons.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2018
To the top of the shako, a guard stands 7-feet tall, and the game-day inspection of the Guard usually draws a crowd - though not for the same reasons the Crimsonettes do.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2013
Figure 42 In 1839 the cadets at the Military Academy discarded the bell-crowned caps they had worn since 1821 and wore a cylindrical black shako similar to that worn by the Regular artillery and infantry.
From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by J. Duncan Campbell
At our head marched our fine grenadiers in their brave red coats, their bearskin shakoes.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
But those soldiers, with their huge shakoes, their hairy knapsacks, and their hearts of steel—what men they were!
From Through the Magic Door by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
They had put their shakoes aside and wrapped rags around their heads to keep the sweat out of their eyes.
From Shaman by Robert Shea
The troopers were in campaign order, with rifled carbines slung over their backs, pugarees hanging from their shakoes over their necks, and were dust-covered and sunburnt, but soldierly.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea
I see the shakoes of soldiers aboard of her—two companies of light infantry from Martinique.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 by Various
A cheap tinsel sign hanging behind the men, who’ve been absurdly costumed in bow ties and plumed shakos, makes it clear we’re watching an amateur talent show.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2020
Four soldiers in flamboyant uniforms - black shakos, red feathers, gold brocade - guard the shaman responsible.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2016
Band Hall of Nashville outfits the musicians and flag bearers in woven polyester jackets and pants, as well as coordinating shoes, gloves, and plumed hats called shakos.
From Inc ● Nov. 5, 2012
There were speakers, a medal from the state of Virginia and a full-dress parade by V.M.I.'s 770 cadets, resplendent in black shakos, grey tailcoats and white ducks.
From Time Magazine Archive
No stiff shakos were to be seen there; but caps of skin, and hats of wool and felt, and straw and palmetto-leaf, broad-brimmed, scuffed, and slouching.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid
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