[shak-oh, shey-koh] | a military cap in the form of a cylinder or truncated cone, with a visor and a plume or pompon. |
| shak·o also shack·o (shāk'ō, shā'kō, shä'-) n. pl. shak·os also shack·os or shak·oes also shack·oes A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. [French schako, from Hungarian csákó, from csákós (süveg), pointed (cap), from csák, peak, perhaps from Middle High German zacke, tack, nail.] |
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