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Toque vs Bonnet - What's the difference?

toque | bonnet |

As nouns the difference between toque and bonnet

is that toque is a type of hat with no brim while bonnet is a type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.

As a verb bonnet is

to take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.

toque

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* touque

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of hat with no brim.
  • * 1903 —Janet Elder Rait, Alison Howard , Archibald Constable & Co., page 273,
    • "Because Esmé said she was going out this afternoon to choose a new toque , and she hoped I should like it, and I’m not quite sure what it is, or where she'll wear it. Do you mind explaining?"
    "Not at all. A toque is that which if it had strings would be a bonnet, and if it had brim, would be a hat. It is worn on the head."
    "Thanks, now I know where I am," said the vicar of St. Machars, with a sigh of relief.
  • * 1932 —Vyvyan Holland, translator, The Strange River by Julien Green, Harper & Brothers, page 180,
    • She drank a glass of wine mixed with water, took off her felt toque and her shoes, and slid beneath the red eiderdown.
  • * 1957 —,
    • In a dressing-gown, a stiff toque on his head, a large blood-stained handkerchief over his face, a whistle hanging from his neck, a rug over his knees, thick socks on his feet, Hamm seems to be asleep.
  • (specifically) A tall white hat with no brim of the sort worn by chefs
  • * 1999 —Michael Ruhlman, The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America , Owl Books, ISBN 0805061738, page 154,
    • Chef Felder was in her early forties, slender, with short wavy brown hair, almost all of which could be contained within her toque .
  • * 2000 —Jerrilyn Farmer, Killer Wedding , HarperCollins, ISBN 0380795981, page 103,
    • When I came to the back of a man's head, wearing a toque , I knew I'd spotted my quarry.
    "Chef Reynoso?"
  • * 2004 —Laura Levine, Killer Blonde , Kensington Books, ISBN 0758201621, page 114,
    • Minutes later, a red-faced man in a chef's toque approached our table.
  • (by extension, informal) A chef.
  • * 2007 —October, Nicole Berrie, "Green Eggs and Sam", in , page 360,
    • Sam Mason first grabbed the spotlight as the pastry chef ... for being the most rock 'n' roll toque in town.
  • A variety of bonnet monkey; (toque macaque), .

    • Etymology 2

    1871. Assimilated from tuque.

    Alternative forms

    * tuque (Canada)

    Noun

    (Tuque) (en noun)
  • (Canada) A knitted hat, usually conical but of varying shape, often woollen, and sometimes topped by a pom-pom or tassel.
  • * 1998 , Douglas Coupland, Girlfriend in a Coma , ch 1:
    • Such is the demented nature of the universe that I was too weak to properly respond to my being hit on by carloads of Betties and Veronicas—all except for the cheeky Cheryl Anderson who gave me ‘manual release’ the day I lost my eye-brows, followed by a flood of tears and the snapping of Polaroids in which I wear a knit toque . Gush gush.
    Synonyms
    * beanie * knit cap * stocking cap * watch cap

    See also

    * winter hat * winter toque * wool hat

    References

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    Anagrams

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    bonnet

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Scottish brimless hat) bunnet

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
  • * 1936 , , unnumbered page,
    • In the hall, Scarlett saw a bonnet' and put it on hurriedly, tying the ribbons under her chin. It was Melanie's black mourning '''bonnet''' and it did not fit Scarlett's head but she could not recall where she had put her own ' bonnet .
  • * 2008 , Russell H. Conwell, Robert Shackleton, Acres of Diamonds , page 35,
    • “Now,” said he, “put such a bonnet' as that in the show window.” He did not fill his show-window up town with a lot of hats and ' bonnets to drive people away, and then sit on the back stairs and bawl because people went to Wanamaker's to trade.
  • A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap; a bunnet.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • (by extension) The polishing head of a power buffer, often made of wool.
  • * 2008 , The Editors of Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual , page 297,
    • Make sure that the power buffer's lamb's-wool bonnet' is clean. Change or rinse the '''bonnet''' frequently to avoid scratching the finish. Use the ' bonnet as a mitten to buff in the crevices and other areas that the power buffer can't reach.
  • (Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
  • * 2003 , Jon McGregor, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things , page 189,
    • The car is burgundy red, wide and elegant, ten years old but still the boys are impressed and they run to touch it, pressing sticky handprints against the polished bodywork and trying to climb up onto the bonnet .
  • * 2004 , David Spencer, quoted in Don Loffler, The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car , page 217,
    • People were reluctant to slam a bonnet' shut in those days. One just did not slam ' bonnets and doors.
  • * 2009 , Ciaran Simms, Denis Wood, Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact: A Biomechanical Perspective , page 38,
    • By about 20 ms, there is contact between the bonnet leading edge and the pedestrian upper leg/pelvis on the struck side, the severity of which depends on the vehicle shape.
  • * 2009 , Stefan Aust, Anthea Bell, Baader-Meinhof: the inside story of the R.A.F. , page 308,
    • Stoll was still standing on the car bonnet with the catch of his large-calibre repeating rifle off.
  • (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
    • (Hakluyt)
  • (obsolete, slang) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid.
  • The second stomach of a ruminant.
  • Anything resembling a bonnet (hat) in shape or use.
  • # A small defence work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.
  • # A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.
  • # A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.
  • # A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.
  • # In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.

    • Synonyms

    * (Scottish brimless hat) tam o'shanter * (cover over the engine of a motor car) hood (US)

    Derived terms

    * bonnet drama * bonnet macaque / bonnet monkey * bee in one's bonnet * sunbonnet

    See also

    * boot

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (dated) To pull the bonnet or cap down over the head of.
  • *
    • (Webster 1913)

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