Meaning & use
Topis
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Lightweight pith helmets traditionally worn as protection from the sun in tropical regions.
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Colonial-era explorers in old photographs are often shown wearing white topis.
The museum displayed a row of antique topis once worn by British officers in India.
A note on using this word
The word comes from Hindi "topi," meaning hat, and is strongly associated with colonial-era South Asian dress.
Words with a similar meaning
pith helmetssun helmets
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