Tuque (other)
A tuque (toque) is a type of knit cap. Tuque may also refer to: * Tuque Creek, Warren County, Missouri, USA; a creek * La Tuque, Quebec, Canada (french: The Tuque); a city in Mauricie on the Saint-Maurice River * El Tuque, Ponce, Puerto Rico ( es, The Tuque); a beach * Tuque Games, a Canadian videogame developer See also * La Tuque (other) * * Touques (other) * Toque (other) A toque is any of a variety of hats. Toque may also refer to: * La Tuque, Quebec, a Canadian city * Toques, Spain, Spanish municipality * Flamenco guitar playing * Toque, a ceremony or polyrhythmic composition using the Batá drum * Toque, a ritu ...

Tuque
A knit cap is a piece of knitted headwear designed to provide warmth in cold weather. It usually has a simple tapered shape, although more elaborate variants exist. Historically made of wool, it is now often made of synthetic fibers. Found all over the world where the climate demands warm clothing, knit caps are known by a variety of local names. In American English this type of hat is known as a ''beanie'' or a "watch cap,", while in Canadian English, a knit cap is known as a ', ', or ' (pronounced ). Construction Most knit caps are tapered at the top. The stretch of the knitting itself hugs the head, keeping the cap secure. They are sometimes topped with a pom-pom or loose tassels. Knit caps may have a folded brim, or none, and may be worn tightly fitting the head or loose on top. A South American tradition from the Andes Mountains is for the cap to have ear flaps, with strings for tying under the chin. A special type of cap called a balaclava folds down over the head wi ...
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Tuque Creek
Tuque Creek is a stream in southeastern Warren County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Charrette Creek which it joins within the Missouri River floodplain between Marthasville and Dutzow.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40, The headwaters arise at and the confluence with Charrette Creek is at . The name "Tuque Creek" was given by French frontiersmen. Some say Tuque was the name of a person, while others believe it stems from the French word for "Turkish". Many variant names have been recorded, including "Duke Creek", "Duque Creek", "Riviere Duque", "Riviere Teuque", "Riviere Tuque", "Toque Creek", and "Tugue Creek". See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Mississippi River Arkansas River *Mississippi River **Arkansas River (AR ... References River ...
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La Tuque, Quebec
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 square kilometres, it is the largest city in Canada by area. The city is known as the Queen of Haute-Mauricie. The ''Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie'' canoeing race begins at La Tuque. Etymology The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles the well-known French-Canadian hat known as the tuque. The hat-shaped mountain which gave its name to the town of La Tuque is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and the WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about 245 metres. It is located 200 metres from the river and about 400 metres upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. In 1823–24, the explorer François Verrea ...
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El Tuque
El Tuque is a beach and family recreational and tourist complex in the Punta Cucharas sector of Barrio Canas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was designed in the early 1960s by Luis Flores, an architect from Cayey, Puerto Rico. It is located on PR-2, Km 220.1, in the El Tuque sector of Barrio Canas in Ponce. The sector of El Tuque is considered Puerto Rico's largest populated sector. The beach opened on 17 July 1965. History The name ''El Tuque'' comes from the name of a farm of measuring 267.11 cuerdas that was located in that area of Barrio Canas in the early 20th century. The once deserted beach was developed into a ''balneario'' (balneary or bathhouse) by the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the mid-1960s, as part of the central government's attempt to provide a network of such recreational facilities throughout the island. It included gazebos and fire pits near the beach, a restaurant, changing rooms with showers and lockers, a children's pool, and two adult ...
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Tuque Games
Invoke Studios, formerly Tuque Games, is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The company was founded by Jeff Hattem, formerly of Ubisoft and Behaviour Interactive, in 2012. The company released its first game ''Livelock'' in partnership with publisher Perfect World Entertainment in 2016. Tuque Games released a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game called '' Dark Alliance'' in 2021. History Tuque Games was founded in 2012. began work on a sci-fi RPG titled World War Machine in 2014. They employed researchers from nanotechnology and aerospace defense fields to help develop the game. Concept art for the game was created by Aaron Beck, known for work on ''District 9'', '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', and ''Elysium'', while the story was done by Daniel H. Wilson, author of ''Robopocalypse''. World War Machine became the first submission accepted through the Square Enix Collective in April 2014. World War Machine was renamed to Livelock in 2016. It was the first buy-to ...
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La Tuque (other)
La Tuque may refer to: Canada: * La Tuque, Quebec * La Tuque (census division) * La Tuque (urban agglomeration) * La Tuque Airport (IATA airport code: YLQ; ICAO airport code: CYLQ) * La Tuque Water Aerodrome (TC airport code: CTH6) * La Tuque railway station * La Tuque generating station, a hydroelectric power plant on the Saint-Maurice River * , a Canadian WWII Prestonian-class frigate * La Tuque Wolves See also * El Tuque, a tourist complex in Puerto Rico * Tuque, a knit cap * * * * Tuque (other) * Touques (other) * Toque (other) A toque is any of a variety of hats. Toque may also refer to: * La Tuque, Quebec, a Canadian city * Toques, Spain, Spanish municipality * Flamenco guitar playing * Toque, a ceremony or polyrhythmic composition using the Batá drum * Toque, a ritu ...

Touques (other)
Touques can refer to: * Touques, Calvados, a commune of the Calvados ''département'', in northern France * Touques (river), a small coastal river in Normandy, France, * the plural form of ''touque'', a regional variation of ''tuque/toque'' (a knitted hat, usually made of wool). See also * * * Toque (other) * Tuque (other) A tuque (toque) is a type of knit cap. Tuque may also refer to: * Tuque Creek, Warren County, Missouri, USA; a creek * La Tuque, Quebec, Canada (french: The Tuque); a city in Mauricie on the Saint-Maurice River * El Tuque, Ponce, Puerto Rico ( es ...