| 单词 | topee |
| 例句 | He had on a white topee, and was accompanied by three or four men dressed like him in shorts. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Completing the ensemble was that unmistakable symbol of imperialism, the pith helmet or solar topee. Why ‘Safari’ Style is No Longer Politically Correct 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z The midges or sand flies were very troublesome the whole way and came in hundreds round one's head, got inside one's topee, and were thoroughly objectionable. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z They were still more surprised when they recognised, seated in the stern of this canoe, the white solar topee and the black coat of a European. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z He wore a white topee and white trousers, but his coat was blue, with brass buttons, and gold lace at the shoulders. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Ten minutes later the housekeeper might have been seen, in a huge mushroom topee and with a large white umbrella, crossing the compound in the direction of the camping-ground chosen by Alderbury's driver and servant. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Upon leaving India for the last time, homeward-bound Brits would ceremoniously throw their topees into the sea. Why ‘Safari’ Style is No Longer Politically Correct 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z He was dressed in white from top to toe, carried a big umbrella, and wore a broad-brimmed solar topee upon his head. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z With his white patrol-coat unbuttoned and his solar topee perched on the back of his head, he was making the best of things in spite of the terrific heat and the attentions of numerous cockroaches. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Finally he gave orders for a number of solar topees or sun-helmets to be issued to the British crew. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z While he was gone I thought I would take a stroll down town and find out what was doing, so, donning my solar topee, I lit a cigar and set off. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z He entered, and accosting a white-clad Englishman in an enormous solar topee, whom he found there, inquired if he could tell whether his friend was at home. The Red Rat's Daughter The first duty on shore was to purchase topees, which to Katrine’s relief proved to be much more becoming than she had anticipated. An Unknown Lover He tilted back his topee and scratched his head. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z It was owing to the fact that he wore his solar topee fastened by a strong "chin-stay". Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z He was dressed in white ducks from head to foot, while a big solar topee covered his head. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War It was the captain who spoke, a bluff, hearty man, who looked oddly out of place in white linen and a solar topee. Guy in the Jungle A Boy's Adventure in the Wilds of Africa On the other hand, the amir of Afghanistan, when he visited India, had—out of doors at least—discarded the turban for the ugly “solar topee.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" You see, I took the precaution of wearing a topee when we were ordered into the boat. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Yet he reminded her of somebody, but him she had always seen in a topee, out of doors. Jan and Her Job “Let me introduce our friend,” he said, with a quaint little bow, removing his topee as he did so. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Finally, there are the remains of one or two pith helmets and solar topees. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Besides masses of bedding there is a deck-chair, a typewriter, a case for a topee, or helmet, a gun-case, two portmanteaus, and a box of books, as well as a lunch-basket. Round the Wonderful World Also a squad of the Town Guard in red neckties, solar topees and bandoliers; with the Rifles' Band, and D Squadron of the Baraland Irregular Horse. The Dop Doctor Now let me advise you about your topee. Jan and Her Job A topee would be in the way, and besides, the sun does not penetrate very much, and, indeed, is often not to be seen. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War "What would they say at home, if they could see us now?" replies his friend, pushing back the battered relic of a "topee" from his unkempt hair and somewhat dirty face. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Now and then I caught a glimpse of a European, cool and comfortable in topee and white linen. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Each morning mid his rubber trees He rides an ancient hack, A cassock girt above his knees, A topee tilted back. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 Then she went swiftly for her topee and gloves and parasol, and fled from the bungalow. Jan and Her Job You will carry a topee in your kit for open spaces.” With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War “This is a remarkably fine day, sir,” It was the captain who spoke, a bluff, hearty man, who looked oddly out of place in white linen and a solar topee. The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa Her long limbs and boyish figure delighted his artistic eye, while the white topee hat, with the long blue veil, failed to hide the attractive carriage of her head. There was a King in Egypt He was clad in yellow pajamas, his bare feet in native sandals, and he held a well pipe-clayed topee in one hand. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story She did not buy a solar topee at Port Said, for though this was her first voyage she had not, it seemed, started quite unwarned. Jan and Her Job Back in a tram-car, an excellent place to sketch faces, your topee over your eyes, and sketch book behind a newspaper—no one knows you are drawing. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah He was clad in yellow pajamas, his bare feet in native sandals, and held a well pipeclayed topee in one hand. Civilization Tales of the Orient Among the first to appear aft was an immense individual, wearing a loose tussore suit, a huge pith topee, and a black and yellow cummerbund. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Surely we have seen that eye and brow before, although the beard and solar topee do much to disguise the man. The Story of Baden-Powell 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps' Jan tried vainly to efface herself behind a tailor's dummy, but her back was reflected in the very mirror which also reproduced Sir Langham in the act of trying on a khaki-coloured topee. Jan and Her Job This arrangement looked like a fair sized table decoration, a conspicuous man in a topee with a gun at one end, and a black white-turbaned native at the other. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah It was in the Autumn of 1913 that, picking up the Mirror one day, I saw a snapshot of a girl astride on horseback leaping a fence in a khaki uniform and topee. Fanny Goes to War As he concluded, a spare, middle-aged man wearing a large topee and a dust-coloured suit approached and said: "Mr. Shafto, I believe?" and offered a welcoming hand. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Leonie lifted her head for half a second, showing her face deathly white, the crimson line of her beautiful mouth and the shadow-encircled eyes emphasised by the dark green silk lining of her topee. Leonie of the Jungle Secured an un-injured specimen, and for want of a better place stuck it inside my topee, where I expect to carry it safely until my return to Peshawur. Three Months of My Life Then we grinned as we looked at our neighbours; and then realized that we too were black as sweeps, topees, white helmets, and uniforms all covered with a fine black oily rain. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah I dislike them, as they heat and oppress the head, and always prefer a light topee and an umbrella. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore The passage money is six hundred rupees; the outfit, good English boots, cool clothes, a solar topee, and a revolver—and a medicine-chest might come in handy. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Men shouted and waved their topees, or shouted and performed equestrian gymnastics, and the jockeys en masse cursed their masters' presence, and the more or less mythical value of their respective mounts. Leonie of the Jungle One of the fellows had on a pair of long-legged khaki trousers ludicrously patched with Chinese blue, a tweed coat of London cut also patched with Chinese blue, and a battered Elswood topee. Across China on Foot And as she looked, two white spots, a crested turban and a solar topee, appeared over the edge of the bank, moving towards her. Six Women When in India we wore actinic underwear, dark glasses, and solar topees to protect us from the excessive light. Analyzing Character Ladies, who are rightly more particular as to the appearance of even so unlovely a thing as a sola topee, would do well, perhaps, to buy theirs before starting. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil A tall woman in a riding habit and a solar topee, standing very straight, looking very straight at you, under the shadow of the topee. Mary Olivier: a Life After crossing the summit the plains fell gradually away, enabling the trains to move with great rapidity, and in less than two days we struck Harbin, and donned our topees and tropical clothes. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia At last he rose, and having returned his glass to the bar, donned his topee, left the hotel, and went for a stroll. My Strangest Case Having dined hurriedly in the dak bungalow we asked for our sedan chairs, and, drawing our roof-like topees over our eyes, we started. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan I had long ago learned to relish fish and meat which they call "topee," and which civilized people denominate "rotten". Schwatka's Search There was danger under the shadow of the topee. Mary Olivier: a Life "That man in the white suit with the round white topee is the collector." The Ivory Trail Whereupon he was shown my cork topee, which he tried on his woolly head, much to his own and to our amusement. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley |
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