pith helmet
A lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of the pith of the sola or shola plant covered…A lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of the pith of the sola or shola (Indian spongewood) plant covered with white cotton and faced with green cloth.
Meaning
2 sensesA lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of the pith of the sola or shola (Indian spongewood) plant covered with white cotton and faced with green cloth.
A hat of similar appearance, but made of different materials.
Tropenhelm
про́бковый шле́мpróbkovyj šlém
- a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
Translations
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Origin
Compound of pith + helmet.Compound of pith + helmet.
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Forms
plural: pith helmets| Singular | pith helmet |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun:pith hatsun helmettopeetopi
See also
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