watch cap

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noun

U.S. Navy. a dark-blue, knitted woolen cap with a turned-up cuff worn by enlisted personnel on duty in cold weather.

any wool or woollike cap resembling this and sold commercially in various colors.

Origin of watch cap

1885-1890

First recorded in 1885-90

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Said my husband had been afforded a f&f discount on a watch cap.

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Petty officers and unrated enlisted men wear the sailor shirt and either the flat hat or the watch cap.

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British Dictionary definitions for watch cap

watch cap

noun

a knitted navy-blue woollen cap worn by seamen in cold weather

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