toque
noun
a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
toques
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pluralof toque.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In North America, Arc’teryx was beloved in the outdoor-sporting community, but its jackets and beanie-like toques also had a following among “gorpcore” fashion aficionados.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
Outside, men chatted around a large metal wood-burning cooker with a stove pipe, two wearing chef’s toques.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
HAVERHILL, Mass. — The students all wore white chef coats, houndstooth pants and short toques as they tasted their lamb tagines for salt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
They’re too modest — and too friendly with professionally trained toques who might bristle at bartenders who adopt the title of “chef.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2018
At our age," said Aunt William, "only little flower toques, as you call them, should be left to younger people.
From The Twelfth Hour by Ada Leverson
