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to⋅pee

[toh-pee, toh-pee]
–noun
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
Also, topi.


Origin:
1825–35; < Hindi ṭopī hat
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to·pee   (tō-pē', tō'pē)   
n.  Variant of topi1.
to·pi 1 also to·pee   (tō-pē', tō'pē)   
n.   pl. to·pis also to·pees
A pith helmet worn for protection against sun and heat.

[Hindi ṭopī, hat.]
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