tam

Soft Highland topper

A tam is a soft, round, flat cap, typically made of wool and worn tilted to one side.

Short for tam-o'-shanter, the Scottish bonnet named after the protagonist of Robert Burns's poem.

Tams are associated with Scottish dress and also worn as fashion items or cultural symbols: She wore a red tam pulled over one ear. (Capitalized Tam is a given name.)

headwear

beret

Flat wool cap

toque · pillbox · fez · cloche · headwear · woolen · knitted · Scottish · tartan · pompom

wool

knitted

Made by looping yarn

  • yarnTwisted strand for crafts
  • woolSheared animal fiber
  • fiberPlant-based digestive aid

knitting · warmth · handmade · crochet · pattern · crafted · stitched · cozy · winter · fleece

Categories
Opposites
hat formality and structure

tamtop hat

Tall formal headwear

helmet · military helmet · opera hat · silk hat · bowler

hat shape and silhouette

tambowler

Pin-toppling player

derby · top hat · sombrero · ten-gallon hat · pith helmet

Phrases
Family

tambourine, tambour, tams

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G