bathing cap

American

[bay-thing] / ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ /

noun

a tight-fitting elastic cap, usually of rubber, worn to keep the hair dry while swimming and bathing.

bathing cap British

/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

noun

a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry

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Etymology

Origin of bathing cap

First recorded in 1865–70

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bathing cap

I was wearing my arena suit, bathing cap and competitive swim goggles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

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

His head was pale and lumpy, white as a bathing cap, but the mustache, he had to admit, looked cool.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 29, 2018

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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