Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Scottish cap with a snug headband and a loose crown, sometimes having a pompom, tassel, or feather in the center.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
braid bonnet (which see, underbonnet ); also, a lighter head-dress of the same general shape.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of Scotch cap of wool, worsted, or the like, having a round, flattish top much wider than the band which fits the head, and usually having a tassel in the center.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A traditional
Scottish wool hat , with abobble in the centre.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woolen cap of Scottish origin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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A fisherman's tam-o'-shanter on his close-clipped head, and dungaree trousers and heavy brogans, completed his outfit.
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A fisherman's tam-o'-shanter on his close-clipped head, and dungaree trousers and heavy brogans, completed his outfit.
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And she must tell me how Nelson had died, and I did want to know; so I went with her across the width of life from dawning boy's love for a brown-haired girl in a tam-o'-shanter back to the old sad savagery I had known.
Chapter 18 2010
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They're 21st-century versions of Ralph Kramden in his tam-o'-shanter and Ed Norton learning the game's basics in Ralph's Bensonhurst kitchen.
We Played on These Greens Long Before P.G.A. Game; Kramden Addressed the Ball 2002
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They're 21st-century versions of Ralph Kramden in his tam-o'-shanter and Ed Norton learning the game's basics in Ralph's Bensonhurst kitchen.
We Played on These Greens Long Before P.G.A. Game; Kramden Addressed the Ball 2002
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It was his way of honoring the memory of the man whose colorful, trademark golf clothes were knickers and a tam-o'-shanter.
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Mickey slapped his tam-o'-shanter against his knee again and fell down to the moss, defeated.
The Woods Out Back Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1993
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"Mickey McMickey at yer service," the leprechaun said politely, dipping into a low bow and tipping his tam-o'-shanter.
The Woods Out Back Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1993
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The leprechaun pulled off his tam-o'-shanter and slapped it across his knee, angry at himself.
The Woods Out Back Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1993
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Before she could say anything, Earl flipped Mickey's tam-o'-shanter into the boat.
The Woods Out Back Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1993
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