TAM-O'-SHANTER


Meaning of TAM-O'-SHANTER in English

/tam"euh shan'teuhr, tam'euh shan"ter/ , n.

a cap of Scottish origin, usually made of wool, having a round, flat top that projects all around the head and has a pompon at its center. Also called tam .

[ 1880-85; named after the hero of Tam O'Shanter (1791), poem by Robert Burns ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .