tam-o'-shanter

tam-o'-shan·ter

T0031300 (tăm′ə-shăn′tər)n. A Scottish cap with a snug headband and a loose crown, sometimes having a pompom, tassel, or feather in the center.

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[After the hero of "Tam o' Shanter," a poem by Robert Burns .]

tam-o'-shanter

(ˌtæməˈʃæntə) n (Clothing & Fashion) a Scottish brimless wool cap with a bobble in the centre, usually worn pulled down at one side. Also called: tam or tammy [C19: named after the hero of Burns' poem Tam o' Shanter (1790)]

tam-o'-shan•ter

(ˈtæm əˌʃæn tər)

n. a round, flat cap of Scottish origin, usu. of wool, with a pompom at its center. [1880–85; after the hero of Tam O'Shanter (1791), poem by Robert Burns]

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tam-o'-shanter - a woolen cap of Scottish origin tam, tammycap - a tight-fitting headdress