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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the etymology is uncertain, but probably derives from the slang term "bean", meaning "head".In New Zealand and Australia, the term "beanie" is normally applied to a knit cap known as a toque in Canada and parts of the US, but also may apply to the kind of skull cap historically worn by surf lifesavers [1] and still worn during surf sports. [2]
In parts of the English-speaking world, this type of knitted hat is traditionally called a beanie. However, in parts of Canada and the US, the word 'beanie' can additionally be used to denote a different design of brimless cap, which is floppy and made up of joined panels of felt, twill, or other tightly woven cloth rather than being knitted.
A hat, fashioned from the skin and fur of a raccoon, that became associated with Canadian and American frontiersmen of the 18th and 19th centuries. Sombrero Cordobés: A traditional flat-brimmed and flat-topped hat originating from Córdoba, Spain, associated with flamenco dancing and music and popularized by characters such as Zorro. Cricket cap
In the Canadian Armed Forces, the field service cap (French: calot de campagne) is defined by the Canadian Forces Dress Instructions as a "cloth folding or 'wedge cap'...Originally designed for wear during field operations and training, it may now also be worn as an undress cap with full and undress uniforms."
Beardowear ginger style beard hat. Jeff Phillips founded Beardowear and designed the first beard hat while snowboarding atop the "7th heaven" run in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada in the winter of 2006. Beardowear has now expanded to a full snow, skate, surf accessories company, sold worldwide and becoming a key leader in beanies sales.
Also known as a beaver hat, a magician's hat, or, in the case of the tallest examples, a stovepipe hat. A tall, flat-crowned, cylindrical hat worn by men in the 19th and early 20th centuries, now worn only with morning dress or evening dress. Cartoon characters Uncle Sam and Mr. Monopoly are often depicted wearing such hats. Once made from ...
Beanie Babies, a popular stuffed toy animal line, launched in 1993; Bernard "Beanie" Campbell, a character in the 2003 film Old School; Ben "Beanie" Harper, a character on the soap opera Love of Life; Beany, title character of the children's programs Time for Beany, Beany and Cecil, and The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
A toque (/ t oʊ k / [1] or / t ɒ k /) is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all. [2]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 ...