shakoes
Tall military caps
Shakoes is the plural of shako, a tall cylindrical military hat with a visor and plume, worn especially by cavalry and infantry in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The distinctive headgear remains in ceremonial use: The cadets adjusted their shakoes before the parade.
Also spelled shakos.
Ornamental feather or rising column
- featherBird's body covering
- cockadeRibbon badge for hats
- pomponOrnamental fluffy ball
- visorEye-shading brim
chinstrap · peak · cord · badge · insignia · brassard · tassel · kepi
Colonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- grenadiersSoldiers who threw explosives
- fusiliersSoldiers named for firearms
- dragoonsCompels by intimidation
hussars · lancers · cavalry · battalion · garrison · parade · drill · formation
Marching band percussionists
- majoretteBaton-wielding parade performer
- drum majorMarching band's head
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
- field showMarching band performance
formation · drill · cadence · baton · fanfare · pageantry · parade · brass
Of the French emperor
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- cuirassiersArmored cavalry troops
carabiniers · jaegers · pikemen · regimental · bicorn · tricorn · Wellington · redcoat
plume
Ornamental feather or rising column
visor · chinstrap · peak · cord · badge · insignia · brassard · tassel · kepi · busby
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- grenadiersSoldiers who threw explosives
- fusiliersSoldiers named for firearms
dragoons · hussars · lancers · cavalry · battalion · garrison · parade · drill · formation · dress uniform
drumline
Marching band percussionists
- majoretteBaton-wielding parade performer
- drum majorMarching band's head
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
field show · formation · drill · cadence · baton · fanfare · pageantry · parade · brass · percussion
Napoleonic
Of the French emperor
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
cuirassiers · carabiniers · jaegers · pikemen · regimental · bicorn · tricorn · Wellington · redcoat · bluecoat
shakoesberets
Soft, flat, brimless hats
skullcaps · watch caps · beanies · flat caps · yarmulkes
shakoesbaseball caps
Visored casual headwear
sun hats · fedoras · bowler hats · straw hats · bucket hats