casque

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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
Noun
  • He was also reportedly restrained, and given a spit hood—which prevents a person from being able to spit—as well as a helmet and leg wraps.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Fat-tire bikes are recommended, as well as helmets.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
  • In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.
    ROBERT F. WORTH, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • But the same bees do buzz around her bonnet, over and over.
    Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Police say she was last seen wearing a hospital gown, a pink bonnet, orange jogging pants and rainbow Crocs sandals.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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
Noun
  • Chicago police said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, is accused of shooting an unidentified 39-year-old man who was wearing a kippah, the Jewish skullcap, on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath, in the city's Rogers Park district.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Previously, pilots were equipped with an EEG device, traditionally a skullcap with electrodes touching the scalp and wires leading to the computer.
    Dana Mackenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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
Noun
  • Nasrallah, who often invoked both God and guns with a distinctive lisp, wore a black turban signifying his descent from the Prophet Muhammad.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The turban is 100% mulberry silk and works wonders on any hair type or texture.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 23 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • But there are some concerns with Fitzgerald under the hood, namely in his strikeout rate (31.7%) and below-average exit velocity (22nd percentile).
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Configuration Options: Build Your Perfect iMac The only crucial changes to the iMac from previous models are under the hood, with a new M4 processor available in two versions, one with eight CPU and eight GPU cores, and one with 10 of each.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024

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“Casque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casque. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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