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noun
A type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry (and later some Napoleonic troops), consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front, and now associated with Polish independence and nationalism.
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noun
Alternative form of shapka.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From Polish czapka (“cap”) or Czech čapka (“cap”). Doublet of shapka.
Borrowed from Russian ша́пка (šápka).
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