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sola topi

sola topi noun: a pith helmet.

Noun

sola topi

  1. A pith helmet
    • In some Charles appeared, in shorts and sola topi, flanked by robed, shock-headed men of intense blackness.1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 96

Origin of sola topi

From the shola or sola plant (Aeschynomene aspera)—whose pith is used—and topi or tope, Hindi for "hat", popularised by the British colonials who wore them while inspecting farms or travelling.

Questions about sola topi

What does sola topi mean?
Sola topi means a pith helmet.
What part of speech is sola topi?
Sola topi is a noun.

Words near sola topi in the dictionary

  1. sola ecclesia
  2. sola gratia
  3. sola scriptura
  4. sola topee
  5. sola topees
  6. sola topi
  7. solabegron
  8. solace
  9. solaced
  10. solaceful
  11. solacement

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