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toque

• 1 n. a long knitted bonnet of wool, resembling a stocking tied at the foot end, often tasselled and made in more than one color, associated with French Canada through the voyageurs, woodsmen, etc.

  See also: tuque (def. 1 and picture)  

  • 1888  (1890)  [He] was . . . made picturesque by a red cap "toque," sash and red duffel overall stockings.
  • 1945  They were matched by toques and mittens, and tied in with gay voyageur sashes streaming like banners against the snow.
  • 1965  The toque has become carnival's symbol and again this year prizes will be awarded for the most distinctive.

• 2 n. a similar but shorter woollen cap usually having a round tassel on the top.

  See also: tuque (def. 2 and picture)  

  • 1906  (1958)  . . . with his toque pulled down . . . he looked for all the world like one of the small gnomes we children used to see pictures of.
  • 1966  Mr. Robichaud, bundled in parka and bright yellow toque, mingled with a group of blood-spattered swilers, questioning them closely on their killing methods.