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
One 2020 photo shows the justice and Mr. Sokol standing behind a barbecue grill, wearing matching white chef’s toques.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
Now, at Doro Soul Food, the scrappy takeout counter in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood where Taddesse is frying up cuts of craggy, spicy, bone-in chicken, toques and tournées are a distant memory.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
Old-school service is alive and well at the Plaza: High tea treats are served in brass birdcages, tuxedo-clad bellman whisk away luggage to gilded suites, and chefs bear toques that tower above their heads.
From Time ● Aug. 16, 2017
She had put aside her coat and donned her sweater—not the old relic of the basketball team, but a new one from her fall outfit, which included also the prettiest of fur toques.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Charles Dana Gibson
