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🧢 A flat cap 🧵 A woolen fabric
tammy

tammy

1 9.9
A round wool hat with a small ball on top, often worn in Scotland
  • noun
  • /ˈtæmi/
  • UK
: tam
  • The little girl pulled her tammy down over her ears to guard against the cold wind.

Examples

  • My grandmother always knits me a tammy every winter to keep my head warm.

  • He wore a bright red tammy to the festival.

  • He wore a traditional tartan tammy when visiting the Scottish Highlands.

  • Did you see her new tammies at the party?

  • He wore a traditional tartan tammy when visiting the Scottish Highlands.

  • My grandmother always knits me a tammy every winter to keep my head warm.

  • The little girl pulled her tammy down over her ears to guard against the cold wind.

Synonyms

tam
vstammy
1 9.6

A round wool hat with a small ball on top that people wear in Scotland

is the traditional full name rather than the shorter informal label
tam-o'-shanter
vstammy
1 9.9

A round wool hat with a flat top and a pompom worn in Scotland

is the same cap but called by another traditional name
titfer
vstammy
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A hat people wear for smart or formal occasions

refers to a specific Scottish wool cap rather than any hat

Surface Forms

tammy singular
tammies plural

Etymology

Tammy for the hat comes from the Scottish cap called Tam o'shanter, named after a character called Tam, and the name soon stood for the round wool cap itself. So, tammy now means a flat, round wool hat you wear to keep warm.