toque

[ tohk ]

/ toʊk /

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Definition of toque

noun

a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.

a velvet hat with a narrow, sometimes turned-up brim, a full crown, and usually a plume, worn by men and women especially in 16th-century France.

a tall white hat with pleats, worn by chefs.

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Origin of toque

First recorded in 1495–1505; from French; replacing earlier toock, towk (from Portuguese touca “coif”), tock, tocque (from Italian tocca “cap”), and toke (from Spanish toca “headdress”); further origin uncertain

Words nearby toque

top to toe, top up, top-up card, top whack, top yeast, toque, tor, Torah, toran, torbanite, Torbay

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How to use toque in a sentence

Instead, the weather calls for a toque and wool socks, a sweatshirt, and a down jacket.
The NCAA is realigning around two super-conferences|Scott Nover|July 20, 2022|Quartz
Anyone who has tried to strap a stubborn helmet over a toque on a frigid day can appreciate the need for a cold-weather helmet.
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There, under a turquoise toque, sat the golden hair and the large face of the prairie chicken.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres
From the plume in her exquisite toque to the tip of her patent leather toe she looked the visiting lady of leisure.
Smith College Stories|Josephine Dodge Daskam

But—what on earth—a green tartan frock, and a toque with a white feather—she herself!
Dry Fish and Wet|Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
Mrs. Rantzau stood on the upper deck in her dark blue dress, with the little toque coquettishly aslant on her head.
Dry Fish and Wet|Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
The dainty white toque perched upon the masses of gold-brown hair accentuated the girlish freshness of her face.
Corporal Cameron|Ralph Connor

British Dictionary definitions for toque

toque

/ (təʊk) /

noun

a woman's small round brimless hat, popular esp in Edwardian times

a hat with a small brim and a pouched crown, popular in the 16th century

Canadian same as tuque (def. 2)

a chef's tall white hat

Word Origin for toque

C16: from French, from Old Spanish toca headdress, probably from Basque tauka hat

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toque

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