havelock

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Under them lay the color guard; the scabbarded swords of the colonel and his staff were stuck upright in the ground, and the blanket-swathed figures of the officers in poncho and havelock reposed close by.

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  1. noun A cloth covering for a cap, having a flap to cover and protect the back of the neck.

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  1. After Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857), British soldier.

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  1. After the British East Indian general Henry Havelock (1795-1857).
 

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/ˈhævlɑk/
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