Bollenhut
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Bollenhut.
Noun
editBollenhut (plural Bollenhuts)
- 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
edit- Bollenhut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bollenhut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
German
editEtymology
editFrom Bolle + -n- + Hut (“hat”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: Bol‧len‧hut
Noun
editBollenhut m (strong, genitive Bollenhutes or Bollenhuts, plural Bollenhüte)
Further reading
edit- Bollenhut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de