topee

American  

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

Or topi

noun

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

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topee British  

/ -pɪ, ˈtəʊpiː /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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

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

From Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)

He wore a white topee and white trousers, but his coat was blue, with brass buttons, and gold lace at the shoulders.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert

Then she went swiftly for her topee and gloves and parasol, and fled from the bungalow.

From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)