shako

or shack·o

[ shak-oh, shey-koh ]

noun

, plural shak·os or shack·os, shak·oes or shack·oes.

1. a military cap in the form of a cylinder or truncated cone, with a visor and a plume or pompon.

shako

/ ˈʃækəʊ /

noun

1. a tall usually cylindrical military headdress, having a plume and often a peak, popular esp in the 19th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of shako¹

1805–15; < French schako < Hungarian csákó, short for csákós ( süveg ) peaked (cap), adj. derivative of csák peak < Middle High German zacke peak, point; tack ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of shako¹

C19: via French from Hungarian csákó, from Middle High German zacke a sharp point

Example Sentences

En shore enough when we got to Little Rock and Shako got holt of some sugarcane, he win that old elephant's respect instanter.

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Two of these had the number of their regiment on their shako.

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At the same moment, the door from the corridor opened, and the orderly entered, his hand at his shako.

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Had I run on for a few more minutes in the dark, I should have butted my shako against the wall.

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I stood there in my heavy coat and my poor battered shako, my chin upon my chest, and my eyelids over my eyes.

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Related Words

• armor
• hard hat
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