beanie

• beenie

From bean (“the head”) +‎ -ie (diminutive suffix).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.ni/

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• Rhymes: -iːni

beanie (plural beanies) (uncommon in Canada)

1. A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

   Enrique Iglesias is often seen wearing a beanie.

2. A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.
3. (informal) A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.

• (cap): knit cap, knit hat, skull cap, skullie, skully, snow cap, snow hat, ski cap, ski hat, sock cap, stocking cap, toque (Canada), watch cap, woolly hat (UK), wooly hat

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