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havelock

1

[ hav-lok ]

noun

  1. a cap cover with a flap hanging over the back of the neck, for protection from the sun.


Havelock

2

[ hav-lok, -luhk ]

noun

  1. a town in SE North Carolina.
  2. a male given name.

havelock

/ ˈhævlɒk /

noun

  1. a light-coloured cover for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the head and neck from the sun
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of havelock1

1860–65, Americanism; named after Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India
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Word History and Origins

Origin of havelock1

C19: named after Sir H. Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India
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Example Sentences

Being a little disappointed that she didn’t think I would also know—I didn’t—I asked her what a havelock was.

Jerusalem!" says he, "if any more havelocks come this afternoon, tell them that I've gone out and won't be back for three weeks.

Christmas eve, about six or seven, he would suddenly enter, snow covering his havelock, and draw her into his embrace with that demonstrative ardour peculiar to him.

The head-dress was even more unique, and consisted of tall black caps, helmet-shaped, and provided with havelocks, resembling those used by the military in the late war.

He wore a havelock; he turned quickly into a gate.

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