cloth-cap

[klawth-kap, kloth-]

adjective

British.

1. pertaining to or characteristic of the working class.

cloth cap

noun

1. Also called: flat cap. a flat woollen cap with a stiff peak

2. informal

   1. a symbol of working-class ethos or origin

   2. ( as modifier )

      cloth-cap attitudes

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloth-cap¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

He is even named after the first Labour MP - Keir Hardie, a cloth-cap wearing, working-class hero.

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The incident gave rise to the description of his brand of politics as "cloth-cap socialism".

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And even in the cloth-cap era, behaviour was not beyond reproach.

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No politician is more aware of this possibility than Wilson, who has sought with considerable success to shake Labor's cloth-cap image and move into the middle ground.

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At once his cloth-cap was exchanged for the black helmet, and, in a few seconds, the escape was flying along the streets, pushed by the willing hands of policemen and passers-by.

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