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black cap

British  

noun

  1. another name for white-fronted tern

"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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“He was last seen wearing a black cap, black sweatshirt, black pants, multi-colored sneakers, and carrying a black bookbag.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2025

Some came dressed like him - black cap, black jacket and a cropped beard - and carried banners: "Love you, Lord Himesh".

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

Diane, wearing a red and black cap and a tie-dyed sweater, speaks: “This site was reported May 1, 2024, for unidentified persons.”

From Salon Oct. 4, 2024

The card also features a ridged, industrial black cap for safe transportation to another location and Xbox.

From Washington Times Nov. 25, 2023

And in imagination she saw the judge's old hands put the black cap on his head and begin to pronounce sentence….

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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