Sentence:  Such is the demented nature of the universe that I was too weak to properly respond to my being hit on by carloads of Betties and Veronicas—all except for the cheeky Cheryl Anderson who gave me ‘manual release' the day I lost my eye-brows, followed by a flood of tears and the snapping of Polaroids in which I wear a knit <WSD>toque</WSD>. Gush gush. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A knitted hat, usually conical but of varying shape, often woollen, and sometimes topped by a pom-pom or tassel.