HAVELOCK

havelock

(noun) a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Havelock

A surname.

A small town in Marlborough, New Zealand.

Etymology

Noun

havelock (plural havelocks)

A cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.

Source: Wiktionary


Hav"e*lock, n. Etym: [From Havelock, an English general distinguished in India in the rebellion of 1857.]

Definition: A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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