tam-o'-shanter

American  

[tam-uh-shan-ter, tam-uh-shan-ter] / ˈtæm əˌʃæn tər, ˌtæm əˈʃæn tɛr /

noun

1. a cap of Scottish origin, usually made of wool, having a round, flat top that projects all around the head and has a pompon at its center.

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tam-o'-shanter British  

/ ˌtæməˈʃæntə /

noun

1. Also called: tam.   tammy.  a Scottish brimless wool cap with a bobble in the centre, usually worn pulled down at one side

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Etymology

Origin of tam-o'-shanter

First recorded in 1880–85; named after the hero of Tam O'Shanter (1791), poem by Robert Burns

Example Sentences

Several pretty candle-shades, two doll tam-o'-shanter caps, and three calendars in water-colours were laid aside finished, as the result of that afternoon's work.

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Then one became suddenly aware that, instead of the regulation Navy cap, he was wearing a rough woollen tam-o'-shanter, which hung coyly over one ear.

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Her red tam-o'-shanter was white with plaster.

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He wore a hat that was something like a tam-o'-shanter, and something like a mortar-board, and he carried a large slate under his arm.

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A young lady with dark hair, that wears a blue tam-o'-shanter.

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