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baseball cap

American

noun

a close-fitting cap with a deep visor and usually the name or emblem of a baseball team, worn by baseball players, or by others as casual attire.

baseball cap British

noun

a close-fitting thin cap with a deep peak

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Clark was described as wearing a camo baseball cap, a camo jacket, black pants and black boots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

I have my glove and baseball cap from “A League of Their Own.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

He had false teeth and an American flag baseball cap.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accompanied by a DHS video team, was on site that day wearing a baseball cap and a black ballistic vest.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Maybe six months after the PetSmart trip, I made a giddy incognito run to the local Target, dressed in a baseball cap and sunglasses.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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