Dutch cap
Britishnoun
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a woman's lace cap with triangular flaps, characteristic of Dutch national dress
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a contraceptive device for women See diaphragm
Example Sentences
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The whole fun of her is imagining this 17th-century, elegant elderly woman in a brocade gown, starched white linen ruff and Dutch cap in a tall throne of a chair, tapping away on her iPhone to tweet, “I left a window open overnight and the moonlight slipped away and now the sun’s getting in and touching all my stuff.”
From New York Times
The Dutch cap is far lower than the 100% cap set by the EU in response to public outrage at excessive bankers' pay during the financial crisis.
From BBC
Nathalie smilingly assured him she would be most happy and then with a good-by to Fred, the quaint little figure in its queer Dutch cap and flowered gown followed the doctor into the hall.
From Project Gutenberg
There was a Dutch cap made of a kitchen towel, trimmed with four napkin rings, a cookie cutter and a tea strainer.
From Time Magazine Archive
She looked almost girlish in a tiny white Dutch cap, a green print dress and sandals.
From Time Magazine Archive
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