#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ RANDOM

Definitions for tam-o'-shanterˈtæm əˌʃæn tər

ADVERTISEMENT

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tam-o'-shan•terˈtæm əˌʃæn tər(n.)

  1. a round, flat cap of Scottish origin, usu. of wool, with a pompom at its center.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of tam-o'-shanter:

1880–85; after the hero of Tam O'Shanter (1791), poem by Robert Burns

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tam, tam-o'-shanter, tammy(noun)

    a woolen cap of Scottish origin

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"tam-o'-shanter." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/tam-o'-shanter>.

The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for tam-o'-shanter: