tam-o'-shan|ter

tam-o'-shan|ter
tam-o'-shan|ter «TAM uh SHAN tuhr», noun.
a soft woolen cap, originally of Scotland, with a flat, round crown and often with a tassel; tam.
[< Tam o' Shanter, the hero of a poem by Robert Burns]

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  • tam-o'-shanter — /tam euh shan teuhr, tam euh shan ter/, n. a cap of Scottish origin, usually made of wool, having a round, flat top that projects all around the head and has a pompon at its center. Also called tam. [1880 85; named after the hero of Tam O Shanter …   Universalium

  • Tam-o'-shanter — Tam o shan ter, n. [So named after Tam o Shanter, a character in Burns s poem of the same name.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tam-o'-shanter — tam o shan•ter [[t]ˈtæm əˌʃæn tər[/t]] n. clo a round, flat cap of Scottish origin, usu. of wool, with a pompom at its center • Etymology: 1880–85; after the hero of Tam O Shanter (1791), poem by Robert Burns …   From formal English to slang

  • tam-o'-shanter — tam o shan|ter [ tæmə,ʃæntər ] noun count a Scottish hat made of cloth. It has a flat top with a ball of wool called a pompom in the middle …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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