topee

or to·pi

[ toh-pee, toh-pee ]

/ toʊˈpi, ˈtoʊ pi /

noun

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

Origin of topee

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

Words nearby topee

top drawer, top-dress, top dressing, tope, topectomy, topee, Topeka, Topelius, top end, toper, topesthesia

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Example sentences from the Web for topee

Then she went swiftly for her topee and gloves and parasol, and fled from the bungalow.
Jan and Her Job|L. Allen Harker
One morning he had a bullet through his topee and one through a pocket.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley
Yet he reminded her of somebody, but him she had always seen in a topee, out of doors.
Jan and Her Job|L. Allen Harker
I set out yesterday for the hospital to recover a topee, as I heard a British officer had died there.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley

“Let me introduce our friend,” he said, with a quaint little bow, removing his topee as he did so.
With Wolseley to Kumasi|F.S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for topee

topee

topi

/ (ˈtəʊpiː, -pɪ) /

noun plural -pees or -pis

another name for pith helmet

Word Origin for topee

C19: from Hindi topī hat

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	topee
释义	topee or to·pi [ toh-pee, toh-pee ] / toʊˈpi, ˈtoʊ pi / noun (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant. Origin of topee First recorded in 1825–35, topee is from the Hindi word ṭopī hat Words nearby topee top drawer, top-dress, top dressing, tope, topectomy, topee, Topeka, Topelius, top end, toper, topesthesia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topee Then she went swiftly for her topee and gloves and parasol, and fled from the bungalow. Jan and Her Job\|L. Allen Harker One morning he had a bullet through his topee and one through a pocket. The Secrets of a Kuttite\|Edward O. Mousley Yet he reminded her of somebody, but him she had always seen in a topee, out of doors. Jan and Her Job\|L. Allen Harker I set out yesterday for the hospital to recover a topee, as I heard a British officer had died there. The Secrets of a Kuttite\|Edward O. Mousley “Let me introduce our friend,” he said, with a quaint little bow, removing his topee as he did so. With Wolseley to Kumasi\|F.S. Brereton British Dictionary definitions for topee topee topi / (ˈtəʊpiː, -pɪ) / noun plural -pees or -pis another name for pith helmet Word Origin for topee C19: from Hindi topī hat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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