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Pith helmet   /pɪθ hˈɛlmət/   Listen
Pith helmet

noun
1.
A lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.  Synonyms: pith hat, sun helmet, topee, topi.






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"Pith helmet" Quotes from Famous Books



... the dawn Miss Westonhaugh came tripping across the wet grass to where her uncle was giving his final directions about the furnishing of his howdah for the day; a lovely apparition of freshness in the gray morning, all dressed in dark blue, a light pith helmet-shaped hat pressing the rebellious white-gold hair almost out of sight. She walked so easily it seemed as if her dainty little feet had wings, as Hermes' of old, to ease the ground of their feather weight. A broad belt hung across her shoulder with ...
— Mr. Isaacs • F. Marion Crawford

... removed his pith helmet to wipe his brow and Brandon noticed the gleaming US insignia on the front of the helmet. "The Astro One left Earth thirteen years ago," the ...
— The Quantum Jump • Robert Wicks



Words linked to "Pith helmet" :   sunhat, sun hat



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