Meaning & use
shako
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a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a plume or pompom, worn especially by some ceremonial or historical infantry units.
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The marching band wore tall shakos topped with white plumes.
Museum visitors admired a row of 19th-century military shakos.
A note on using this word
Shako is mostly used in historical, military, or marching-band contexts today.
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