Definition of Pith hat

1. Noun. A lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun.

Exact synonyms: Pith Helmet, Sun Helmet, Topee, Topi
Generic synonyms: Sun Hat, Sunhat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pith Hat

pitcht
pitchwoman
pitchwomen
pitchwork
pitchy
piteous
piteously
piteousness
piteousnesses
pitfall
pitfalling
pitfalls
pitful
pitfuls
pith
pith hat (current term)
pith helmet
pith helmets
pithball
pithead
pitheads
pithec-
pithecanthropi
pitheci
pithecoid
pithecoid theory
pithed
pithful
pithiatic

Literary usage of Pith hat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Japan Day by Day, 1877, 1878-79, 1882-83 by Edward Sylvester Morse (1917)
"Corner shelves have been rigged up for me and on one I have my pith hat and a straw hat. The table has been set for breakfast and contains all the food for ..."

2. Japan Day by Day, 1877, 1878-79, 1882-83 by Edward Sylvester Morse (1917)
"Corner shelves have been rigged up for me and on one I have my pith hat and a straw hat. The table has been set for breakfast and contains all the food for ..."

3. The Chinese, Their Present and Future: Medical, Political, and Social by Robert Coltman (1891)
"With a thick pith-hat and a sun-umbrella I still felt the rays of the summer sun, but he, bare-headed and bare-backed, worked away as though trying to keep ..."

4. A Year Amongst the Persians: Impressions as to the Life, Character, and by Edward Granville Browne (1893)
"The pith hat worn by one stamped him at once as a European, and I, thinking that it must be my friend ... The wearer of the pith hat proved to be an English ..."

5. Japan Day by Day, 1877, 1878-79, 1882-83 by Edward Sylvester Morse (1917)
"Corner shelves have been rigged up for me and on one I have my pith hat and a straw hat. The table has been set for breakfast and contains all the food for ..."

6. The Horsewoman: A Practical Guide to Side-saddle Riding by Alice M. Hayes, Matthew Horace Hayes (1903)
"For tropical climates the pith hat or sola topee (Fig. 62) is best for the hot weather. Helmets, besides being apt to give one a headache on account of ..."

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