watch cap


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

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

Origin of watch cap

1
First recorded in 1885–90

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British Dictionary definitions for watch cap

watch cap

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

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