topee — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A pith helmet.

   Related words

   topeewala

   Examples

   I lent my topee to Camarião, who looked extremely odd in it.

   There were a few people on the platform, among them two Indian police, and a station oflicial with a white topee.

   More examples (1)

   'Not a drop of perspiration on his face,' Ned had commented, 'and in the tropics now no one wears a topee, except certain regiments, and Peter the Planter's type of topee blows off in anything over a five-knot breeze.'

Noun

1. a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun

   Synonyms

   pith hatpith helmetsun helmettopi

   Broader terms

   sunhatsun hat