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Meaning of TOQUE

Pronunciation:  towk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a small round woman's hat
  2. [n]  a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
 
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 Synonyms: pillbox, turban
 
 See Also: chapeau, hat, lid, millinery, woman's hat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Toque\ (t[=o]k), n. [F. toque; of Celtic origin; cf. W.
toc.]
1. A kind of cap worn in the 16th century, and copied in
   modern fashions; -- called also {toquet}.
         His velvet toque stuck as airily as ever upon the
         side of his head.                     --Motley.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the bonnet monkey.
 

 

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