casque

noun

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Recent Examples of casque But then, Keller made his own discovery: Someone else claimed to have found the New Orleans casque. — Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018 Native people in Borneo have carved hornbill casques into ornaments for at least 2,000 years. — National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2016 Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017 The casque is carved into decorative products and jewelry, and can bring in more money per gram than elephant ivory. — National Geographic, 22 May 2016 Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casque
  1. helmet
  2. shako
  3. bonnet
  4. tricorne
  5. skullcap
  6. calotte
  7. turban
  8. hood
Noun
  • With helmets on, the sick astronauts would have been unable to blow their noses, and the buildup of pressure could have ruptured their eardrums: a painful and possibly career-ending injury.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Tech innovator Ethan Skate (Stanley Tucci) has developed virtual reality helmets called neurocasters with bifurcation capabilities, meaning people can work and play at the same time, enjoying safe VR leisure pursuits while their robot avatars take care of the hard stuff in the dystopian real world.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
Definition of shako
Noun
  • Other People’s Money opens with a man walking into a garage full of expensive cars and lying naked, face down, on the bonnet of one of the luxury automobiles.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The ‘Iced Black’ bonnet sets the contrast nicely while the 23-inch five-spoke forged aluminum wheels, illuminated grille, and polished brightwork complete the look.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.
    — Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.
    — Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
Definition of tricorne
Noun
  • Plant extracts like cypress leaf and skullcap help control oil production to stave off future congestion, while a blend of clarifying willow bark extract and salicylic acid helps break down dead skin cells within the pore to leave them looking clearer, tighter, and smaller.
    — Emily Orofino, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Yogi’s Relaxed Mind tea has herbs like lavender, sage leaf, skullcap, nettle and other herbs that promote relaxation.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of skullcap
Noun
  • For all the pleasures of the state dinner over the weekend, with its calotte of beef served with shallot marmalade, the real action is now taking place today (Dec. 5) at EU-US trade talks.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The calotte of beef was served with shallot marmalade.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
Definition of calotte
Noun
  • In a portrait that is emblematic of her art, Gottfried photographed a circus entertainer dressed in a top hat and white tie, accompanied by his two canine partners, also formally attired, the large Doberman pinscher in a white tie and a turban, the miniature pinscher with a frilly collar.
    — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Arabian Knight has a flying carpet and a turban, as if a stripper service sent you Beefcake Prince of Persia.
    — Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of turban
Noun
  • The white sportscar is captured on video being towed away from the sight of the accident with the hood ripped off and bent to the side, revealing the guts of the automobile.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Under the hood is a 2.0-liter diesel making 161 horsepower and 302 lb ft of torque, which VW says complies with the latest European emission standards and can be had in front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive configurations.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of hood

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