topee

or to·pi

[ toh-pee, toh-pee ]

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

Origin of topee

1
First recorded in 1825–35, topee is from the Hindi word ṭopī hat

Words Nearby topee

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How to use topee in a sentence

  • Now and then I caught a glimpse of a European, cool and comfortable in topee and white linen.

    Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander Powell
  • It was the captain who spoke, a bluff, hearty man, who looked oddly out of place in white linen and a solar topee.

    The River of Darkness | William Murray Graydon
  • He was dressed in white from top to toe, carried a big umbrella, and wore a broad-brimmed solar topee upon his head.

  • Surely we have seen that eye and brow before, although the beard and solar topee do much to disguise the man.

  • It resembled rather a swollen plum pudding in a very large dish, than a respectable sola topee.

British Dictionary definitions for topee

topee

topi

/ (ˈtəʊpiː, -pɪ) /


nounplural -pees or -pis
  1. another name for pith helmet

Origin of topee

1
C19: from Hindi topī hat

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