toque

“He’d steal the toque off your head the second day, and the third day he’d steal your running shoes. He is not to be trusted whatsoever.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

After photographing birds and leopards, Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod captured a young toque macaque peacefully sleeping in an adult's arms to highlight the challenges these monkeys face amid habitat loss and farmer conflicts.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

When I was nine, for instance, I received an Emeril Lagasse-branded miniature chef’s uniform, complete with a starchy white coat and toque.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023

Indeed, their cable car scenes don’t measure up to Mount Rainier, elevation 14,410 feet, when it wears a fluffy toque.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2023

A large, bosomy Slavic lady in a bulky sweater of natural sheep's wool, purple slacks, high-heeled black overshoes with Persian lamb cuffs and a matching toque, puffed white, inaudible words into the wintry air.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

In North America, Arc’teryx was beloved in the outdoor-sporting community, but its jackets and beanie-like toques also had a following among “gorpcore” fashion aficionados.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Outside, men chatted around a large metal wood-burning cooker with a stove pipe, two wearing chef’s toques.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

For ski accessories, McCoo’s is owned and staffed by friendly bearded locals who know from experience which toques, gloves and goggles work best for Whistler terrain.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2020

They’re too modest — and too friendly with professionally trained toques who might bristle at bartenders who adopt the title of “chef.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2018

The women wear small hats or toques and long crepe veils over their faces, so that their countenances may be hidden.

From Etiquette by Emily Post