toque

Noun
Synonyms: pillboxturban

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
  2. a small round woman's hatSynonyms: pillboxturban
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Toque \Toque\ (t[=o]k), n. [F. toque; of Celtic origin; cf. W. toc.]

1.A kind of cap worn in the 16th century, and copied in modern fashions; -- called also toquet. [1913 Webster]

His velvet toque stuck as airily as ever upon the side of his head.— Motley.[1913 Webster]

2.(Zool.) A variety of the bonnet monkey. [1913 Webster]

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