bottle cap
noun
a device for closing or sealing a bottle, especially a metal cover with a cork gasket fitting tightly over the mouth of a glass or plastic bottle, held in place by crimping the edge of the cap over the lip or flange of the bottle.
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Origin of bottle cap
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Words nearby bottle cap
bottine, bottle, bottle baby, bottle bank, bottle bill, bottle cap, bottle club, bottle gentian, bottle glass, bottle gourd, bottle green
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