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toque
[ tohk ]
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.
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
- same as tuque
- a chef's tall white hat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toque1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toque1
C16: from French, from Old Spanish toca headdress, probably from Basque tauka hat
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Example Sentences
Other pieces in the collection, which ranges from $275 to $1,350, are a toque, reversible fleece jacket and reversible vest.
From Los Angeles Times
Outside, men chatted around a large metal wood-burning cooker with a stove pipe, two wearing chef’s toques.
From Seattle Times
When I was nine, for instance, I received an Emeril Lagasse-branded miniature chef’s uniform, complete with a starchy white coat and toque.
From Salon
Indeed, their cable car scenes don’t measure up to Mount Rainier, elevation 14,410 feet, when it wears a fluffy toque.
From Seattle Times
They demanded the proposal be discarded and toque macaque habitats be protected.
From Reuters
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