noun
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A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
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A bearskin or busby.
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The squilla or mantis shrimp.
Examples of shakos in a Sentence
Apparently they left their bearskins at home when on campaign and wore shakos and forage caps like the line infantry.
In among the hindmost of these men wearing similar shakos was a Russian hussar.
To the right and left of the post stood rows of French troops in blue uniforms with red epaulets and high boots and shakos.
At seven in the morning a French convoy in marching trim, wearing shakos and carrying muskets, knapsacks, and enormous sacks, stood in front of the sheds, and animated French talk mingled with curses sounded all along the lines.
The corporal and soldiers were in marching kit with knapsacks and shakos that had metal straps, and these changed their familiar faces.