Tam-o'-shanter Definition

tămə-shăntər
noun
A Scottish cap with a wide, round, flat top and, often, a center pompom.
Webster's New World

A type of woolen hat developed in Scotland, a toorie bunnet. Originally they were worn by both genders, but now they are mostly worn by men and boys.

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Other Word Forms of Tam-o'-shanter

Noun

Singular:
tam-o'-shanter
Plural:
tam-o-shanters

Origin of Tam-o'-shanter

  • After Tam O’Shanter, from the eponymous poem by Robert Burns.

    From Wiktionary

  • After the hero of “Tam o' Shanter,” a poem by Robert Burns

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the eponymous hero of Burns's poem Tom of Shanter.

    From Wiktionary

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