tam-o'-shanter

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Noun
  • The Testament of Ann Lee actress also wore dark-wash jeans, sneakers and baseball cap.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The 37-year-old actor covered his hair with a black baseball cap, tucking a pair of black sunglasses into the front of his T-shirt and adding a black leather watch.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nader was also seen alongside her sister in coordinating looks, as Sarah Jane opted for an all-red bikini set accessorized with a cowboy hat while the pair strolled together on the sand.
    Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Dean wore a black cowboy hat and a black coat over a black button-up shirt for the special event.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.
    Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021
Noun
  • Sparkling silver gemstones encrusted the entirety of the bodysuit, and the look was paired with a shimmering top hat to boot.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • At the time, Kelce — who was dressed in a tuxedo and a top hat — joined her during the outfit change and stepped in for the dancer who typically carries her during the segment.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
    Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
    William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Noun
  • Artist and designer Cecil Beaton performed a coy fashion magazine pose in full drag, his slender form crowned by an enormous picture hat that transforms him into something approaching a human flower, photographed by the duo David James Scott and Edgar Wilkinson.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Shaped like a teddy bear, the cup also has a green Starbucks stocking cap and a straw.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Both of them wore their stocking caps pulled down beneath the hoods of their anoraks.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.
    Ostap Kin, The New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2022
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“Tam-o'-shanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tam-o%27-shanter. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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