sola topi

noun

A pith helmet

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Meanings

noun

alternative solar topee

  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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pith helmet

Origin

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.

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APA

sola topi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sola%20topi

MLA

“sola topi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sola%20topi. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sola topi,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sola%20topi.

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