Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small brimless cap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
cap that fits the head closely, usuallyknitted fromwool . - noun Short for Beanie Baby, a small soft
toy filled withbeans or similar stuffing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Yakkay's bike-helmets look like hats -- just slip a cover on (they come in beanie, sunhat, peaked cap and a couple other varieties, and in many colors) and pedal your way to sartorial splendour.
Boing Boing 2008
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This is where the liquid oxygen is, that cap on top they call the beanie cap.
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27 February 2009 at 4: 22 pm hahaha the famous beanie is backkk!
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There goes my idea to invest Social Security funds in beanie babies and 60’s lunch boxes.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Orange County Moves to Ohio 2005
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"Beanies" it is - although to me a beanie is a round hat with a propeller on top.
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"Beanies" it is - although to me a beanie is a round hat with a propeller on top.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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You can see there, at the top, the so-called beanie cap, the gaseous oxygen vent hood is being removed right now.
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We are in countdown mode here at the Kennedy Space Center, as you look at live pictures of Eileen Collins, the commander of this mission, preparing with her communications gear, so-called beanie cap she's putting on there, before she makes her way into the Space Shuttle Discovery. launch expected 10: 39 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Since shearing off his medium-length brown locks, Crosby says wearing a beanie is a must during frigid winter days.
newsleader.com - 2009
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Hey, Danger Girl - a tuque is a knitted hat, sometimes known as a 'beanie' in some parts of the world.
Happy Canada Day! Jen 2009
reesetee commented on the word beanie
See tuque for a discussion.
Hmm...before I even typed that, I saw an ad on this page for tooks--hats with built-in headphones. John, are you now placing mind-reading ads?
April 18, 2008