cap of maintenance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Sir Grummore stood up respectfully and took off his cap of maintenance.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Then Lord Lansdowne with the crown, the Earl of Zetland, with the cap of maintenance, and the Duke off Wellington, with the sword of State.
From Letters from England by Bancroft, Elizabeth Davis
It is their star and garter, their coronet, their ermine, their robe of state, their cap of maintenance, their wand of office, their noli me tangere.
From The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm by Trollope, Anthony
There is no syntax between a cap of maintenance and a helmet.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
The cap of maintenance presented to the city, together with his sword, by Henry VII, was sent up to London to be repaired, the cost for "sarcanet, damask, and pin lace" amounting to four guineas.
From Exeter by Haslehust, E. W.
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