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Recent Examples of shako
The exhibit featured photos of Oloyede commanding Florida A&M’s band, along with her uniform jacket and a tall major shako (military-style) hat.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shako
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Soldiers from the Old Guard, wearing tricorne hats and bright-red uniforms, marched past, amid a flourish of fifes and drums.
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Take out yer triangular hat (a tricorn), eye patch, brass earrings, shoulder parrot, sword and scabbard, hook for a hand, and peg for a leg.
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Madonna attended the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 in a lacy ensemble paired with black thigh-high boots and a black beret with an attached mesh veil.
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Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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De Gaulle returned to Paris, walked the Champs-Élysées in his stiff kepi.
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The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Television footage showed his coffin draped with the Iranian flag and topped with his black turban.
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Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
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The new looks provides up to 12 combinations for game day gear — with gold or white tops, and options for gold, white or black pants, along with gold or white helmets.
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.
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Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.
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Then there is Toby, the fictional, fez-donning cartoon cat that Baseman calls his alter ego.
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The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.
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Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.
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“Shako.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shako. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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