cap of maintenance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Sir Grummore stood up respectfully and took off his cap of maintenance.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
They may prove a cap of maintenance to you still, if you can away with your wife.
From The Way of the World by Congreve, William
A little nearer the horizon, the arms, cap of maintenance, and other ensigns of the city's grandeur, partly buried under the ruins.
From An Historical Narrative of the Great and Terrible Fire of London, Sept. 2nd 1666 by Harvey, Gideon
In front are borne the four maces, Henry VII's sword and the cap of maintenance, escorted by the city police.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
The brow, shaded by a crimson cap of maintenance, was broad and lofty.
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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