Noun: toque towk
- A tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
"The head chef's crisp white toque stood out in the busy kitchen"
- A small round woman's hat
"The actress donned a chic toque for the red carpet";
- pillbox, turban
- [Cdn] A kind of warm cap winter wear, usually made from a knit bag with closed tapered ends by pushing one end within the other, thus making a conical cap of double thickness
"He pulled his toque down over his ears to protect against the cold";
- tuque [Cdn], touque [Cdn]
Derived forms: toques
Type of: chapeau [archaic], hat, lid [informal], millinery, women's hat
Encyclopedia: Toque