Bollenhut

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bollenhut.

Noun

Bollenhut (plural Bollenhuts)

  1. A formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their folk costume in the three neighbouring Black Forest villages of Gutach, Kirnbach and Hornberg-Reichenbach.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Bolle +‎ -n- +‎ Hut (“hat”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bol‧len‧hut

Noun

Bollenhut m (strong, genitive Bollenhutes or Bollenhuts, plural Bollenhüte)

  1. Bollenhut

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