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crown cap

British  

noun

  1. an airtight metal seal crimped on the top of most bottled beers, ciders, mineral waters, etc

"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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The half bottles under crown cap make this ideal for solo diners, casual lunches, or first-course libations before moving on to something more substantial.

From Washington Post Feb. 25, 2021

Confiding Phoebe wears the plainest of dull clothes with a still darker, dusky crown cap, and a line of white on her outer tail feathers.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje

The back and under parts are bright yellow; wings and crown cap, black; tips of the wing and tail feathers, white on their inner webs.

From Bird Day; How to prepare for it by Babcock, Charles Almanzo

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