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Bollenhut

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English

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Bollenhut

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Bollenhut.

Noun

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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.

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German

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Etymology

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From Bolle +‎ -n- +‎ Hut (“hat”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bol‧len‧hut

Noun

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

  1. Bollenhut

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