MOBCAP

mobcap

(noun) large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mobcap (plural mobcaps)

Alternative form of mob cap

Source: Wiktionary


Mob"cap`, n. Etym: [D. mop-muts; OD. mop a woman's coif + D. muts cap.]

Definition: A plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the same material as the cap itself. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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