1. plural of shako; tall military caps with plumes or other decorations
Usage: military

Examples

• The honor guard wore traditional shakoes with white plumes.
• The museum displayed several 19th-century shakoes from different regiments.
• The marching band's shakoes gleamed in the sunlight during the parade.
• Historical shakoes often featured elaborate brass decorations.
• The soldiers adjusted their shakoes before the ceremony began.