mobcap

American  

[mob-kap] / ˈmɒbˌkæp /

noun

1. a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.

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mobcap British  

/ ˈmɒbˌkæp /

noun

1. Often shortened to: mob.  a woman's large cotton cap with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn esp during the 18th century

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Etymology

Origin of mobcap

1785–95; perhaps mob slattern (itself perhaps variant of Mab for Mabel ) + cap ¹