tam-o'-shanter

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tam-o'-shan=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

tam-o'-shanter, n. [So named after Tam o'Shanter, a character in Burns's poem of the same name.].

 A kind of Scotch cap of wool, worsted, or the like, having a round, flattish top much wider than the band which fits the head, and usually having a tassel in the center.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tam-o'-shanter, n. a round woollen or cloth cap of Scottish origin fitting closely round the brows but large and full above.

Etymology

the hero of Burns's Tam o' Shanter