toque
Sign in to saveA toque ( or ) is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all.
Key facts
- Clothing type.image_file
- Portrait of Philip II of Spain by Sofonisba Anguissola - 002b.jpg
- Clothing type.caption
- King Philip II of Spain, wearing the Spanish , late 16th century. Painting by Sofonisba Anguissola
- Clothing type.type
- Narrow-brimmed or brimless hat
- Clothing type.material
- Knitted yarn, starched cloth, or velvet
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- History and uses
- Culinary
- Judicial
- Academic
- Heraldic
- Athletic
- Knit cap
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
A toque ( or ) is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all.
Toques were popular from the 13th to the 16th century in Europe, especially France. They were revived in the 1930s; nowadays, they are primarily known as the traditional headgear for professional cooks, except in Canada, where the term toque is used interchangeably with the French Canadian spelling of tuque to refer to knit caps.
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