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mobcap
[ mob-kap ]
noun
- a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
mobcap
/ ˈmɒbˌkæp /
noun
- a woman's large cotton cap with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn esp during the 18th century Often shortened tomob
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mobcap1
C18: from obsolete mob woman, esp a loose-living woman, + cap
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Example Sentences
The little witch-like woman with her black-handled stick and her mobcap was no unfrequent visitor to this shut-up house.
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"All be ready, mistress," she said in a slow voice, solemnly nodding her enormous mobcap while she spoke.
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In her later years Mary is said to have worn a mobcap and kerchief.
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