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Showing posts with label Toque. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Toque

‘The wings on her toque quivered agitatedly as she cried "Anywhere! Anywhere to be quiet, to be safe!"’ - Mollie Panter-Downes

In this instance a toque was a pillbox or small round women’s hat.


Thie was Lillie Langtry’s famous toque.


The term is also used for a chef’s tall white hat with a pouched crown.

It sounds to me like a good word for a crossword puzzle.