cloth-cap
pertaining to or characteristic of the working class.
Origin of cloth-cap
1Words Nearby cloth-cap
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How to use cloth-cap in a sentence
Whereupon an octogenarian official approached the door of the box with his shiny, peaked, blue cloth cap in his hand.
The Fourth Estate, vol.1 | Armando Palacio ValdsI had shaved off my moustache and breakfasted hastily in my bedroom, ready equipped for a journey in my ulster and cloth cap.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersHe had discarded his shore toggery and slumped around in a cloth cap, a cardigan jacket, heavy woollen pants and carpet slippers.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallaceHe was dressed now in his Sunday suit; his hair was combed smoothly over his forehead, and his best cloth cap was in his hands.
Nelly's First Schooldays | Josephine FranklinThe effect is, that each appears to be wearing a red and black cloth cap.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State | Marcus Dorman
British Dictionary definitions for cloth cap
Also called: flat cap a flat woollen cap with a stiff peak
informal
a symbol of working-class ethos or origin
(as modifier): cloth-cap attitudes
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