schapska

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A form of chapka — A type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry (and later some Napoleonic troops), consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front, and now associated with Polish independence and nationalism.

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Meanings

nounschapska (plural schapskas)

plural schapskas

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of chapka.
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    He rejoined the Twenty-Second Lancers at Cape Town—all the squadrons together again for the first time in two years—and sailed for home. The new King himself reviewed them after their arrival, having granted them time enough to discard their khaki and put on again the glories of blue and gold, schapska and plume, lance pennons and embroidered saddle cloths.

    1936 February, C[ecil] S[cott] Forester [pseudonym; Cecil Louis Troughton Smith], chapter II, in The General, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company, →OCLC, page 15
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APA

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“schapska.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schapska. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schapska,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schapska.

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