shako
/ˈʃækoʊ/
noun
- A tall, stiff military hat with a visor and a plume or ornament on top, worn especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- The soldier's shako was polished to a high shine for the parade.
- In the museum, we saw a shako worn by a cavalry officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
- The old photograph showed a row of men in dark uniforms and tall shakos.