topee

American

[toh-pee, toh-pee] / toʊˈpi, ˈtoʊ pi /

Or topi

noun

(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.

topee British

/ ˈtəʊpiː, -pɪ /

noun

another name for pith helmet

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Etymology

Origin of topee

First recorded in 1825–35, topee is from the Hindi word ṭopī hat

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topee

He laid his topee carefully on a palm stump so the slipstream wouldn't blow it off and climbed up on the wing beside my cockpit.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had on a white topee, and was accompanied by three or four men dressed like him in shorts.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Meinheer Van Somering repeated the process, and having backed to the edge of the stairs, swept his topee from his head and treated Dick to an elaborate bow.

From With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

He was dressed in white from top to toe, carried a big umbrella, and wore a broad-brimmed solar topee upon his head.

From The Beautiful White Devil by Guy Newell Boothby

“Let me introduce our friend,” he said, with a quaint little bow, removing his topee as he did so.

From With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

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