Toque covered with black velvet. In Canada, "tuque" is the common name for a knitted winter hat, or watch cap (sometimes called a beanie in other parts of the world); the spelling "touque", although not recognized by the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, is also sometimes seen in written English. The Canadian-English term was assimilated from Canadian-French "tuque". "Toque" first appeared in writing around 1870. The fashion is said to have originated with the "coureurs de bois", French and Métis fur traders, who kept their woollen nightcaps on for warmth during cold winter days. Such hats are known in other English-speaking countries by
Traditional clothing of Kosovo The latest version of this clothing which are remembered consisted of ‘'tirqi’' clothing for men and ‘'pështjellak’' clothing for women. The items of clothing composing this apparel were somewhat similar to other regions’ clothing – "tirqi", "jelek", "shoka", "plisi", "marhama" and common accessories such as ‘'qystek’'- pocket watch, carved metallic cigarette box for men and '‘pështjellak’', white shirts, '‘tëlina’', ‘'shoka’', ‘'opinga'’ - moccasins and head scarves for women. Women generally wore more accessories compared to other regions of Kosovo and their shirts had more embroidering with vivid colors.Both men’s and women’s clothing implied the bearer’s socioeconomic standing, based on what