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a flat wool cap that lets your skull hold a sash of attitude

means A round, flat-topped woolen cap of Scottish origin, traditionally worn pulled to one side.

from Short for 'tam-o'-shanter,' the cap named after the hard-drinking hero of Robert Burns's 1790 poem 'Tam o' Shanter' — a man who rode home half-cut and nearly lost everything to witches. The headgear borrowed his name and his swagger, and over time the long title got clipped down to the brisk little 'tam.'

scottish roots
Named after Robert Burns' poem character Tam o' Shanter
academic flair
PhD graduates wear soft tams, not flat mortarboards
military badge
Worn by Scottish regiments with a regimental cap badge
rasta crown
Knitted tams shelter dreadlocks in vivid green, gold, red
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tam o'shanter — scottish wool cap named after robert burns' 1791 poem character

tam grahame — british explorer who died attempting to cross antarctica in 1916

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