bathing cap
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bathing cap
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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She’s Gretzky in a latex bathing cap; Michael Jordan in goggles.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2024
Some people had made the pilgrimage to see Amal; others, like a smitten woman in a one-piece swimsuit and pink bathing cap, seemed to have ditched their beach plans to tag along.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
As the wayward Channel Swimmer, he was clad in a bathing cap while searching in vain for the White Cliffs of Dover.
From Salon • May 28, 2022
You’ll also want a bathing cap and a good pair of aquatic shoes that will protect your feet from the rough surface on the bottom of the pool.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021
Floating on a yellow raft in Thomas’s old pool, Tamika looked weird without her white flower behind her ear, her hair hidden under a snug bathing cap.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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