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Marching-band headgear
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shako
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions [syn: bearskin , busby ] [also: shakoes (pl)]
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A shako (, , or ) is a tall, cylindrical military cap , usually with a visor , and sometimes tapered at the top. It is usually adorned with some kind of ornamental plate or badge on the front, metallic or otherwise, and often has a feather, plume (see hackle ...
Usage examples of shako.
Major Cattley, of the 13th Battalion, had a spur knocked off his heel by a bullet while climbing a fence, and a private of the same battalion had the ball on the top of his shako shot away.
A small group of chasseurs in green coats, black silver-looped shakoes and with carbines slung on hooks on their white crossbelts trotted close by.
Looking on the bridge he saw equally uniform living waves of soldiers, shoulder straps, covered shakos, knapsacks, bayonets, long muskets, and, under the shakos, faces with broad cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and listless tired expressions, and feet that moved through the sticky mud that covered the planks of the bridge.
He made his way to where Shako was standing, bellowing orders and generally turning the hungover drovers into a cohesive working unit.
Shako constantly keeping a watchful, protective eye on the merchandise, there probably would have been deaths and serious mutilations among the herd, inflicted by the drovers themselves.
The German sergeant had his shako upended on the firestep and half-filled with cartridges.
The Prussian guns galloped northwards, their retreat guarded by black-uniformed Hussars who wore skull and crossbone badges on their shakos.
They threw away their packs, muskets and shakoes as they fought and scrambled for the coins.
As the French column came closer and the threat of its drums louder, the bread was abandoned beside the upturned shakoes that served as cartridge holders.
The brass badges on their shakoes reflected the sun but the faces beneath the brilliance were expressionless.
The men were pulling their uniforms into shape, brushing the worst dirt off their jackets, punching their shakoes into shape.
They sing, shout, fling their shakos in the air and repeat words from the proclamation, their steel and brass flashing in the sun.
There is a far-extended clapping of hands, like the babble of waves, and companies of foot run in disorder towards high ground to behold the spectacle, waving their shakos on their bayonets.
Those who cannot get near him wave their shakos and acclaim him passionately.
The men wore dark blue uniform coats and had black shakos with silver rims.