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Definition of Shako
1. Noun. Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.
Definition of Shako
1. n. A kind of military cap or headdress.
Definition of Shako
1. Noun. A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. ¹
2. Noun. (British) A bearskin or busby. ¹
3. Noun. The squilla or mantis shrimp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shako
1. a type of military hat [n -KOS or -KOES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shako
Literary usage of Shako
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"shako, military cap. His sabre was cast upon the floor before him, and his shako
was on the table. ..."
2. The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary by Michael W. Cluskey (1857)
"... look with indifference upon attempts to shako the foundation of the fabric?
As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. ..."
3. Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry edited by Epes Sargent (1882)
"Not for myself did I ascend In judgment my triumphal car ; 'Twas God alone on
high did send Tlio avenging Scythian to the war, To shako abroad, ..."
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