flat cap
Britishnoun
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another name for cloth cap
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an Elizabethan man's hat with a narrow down-turned brim
Example Sentences
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In interviews the dapper artist with his trademark flat cap waxed lyrical about the place where he was locked down during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Cillian Murphy also shot down rumblings earlier this year when he was asked if he was swapping his flat cap for a wand.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
He wore a flat cap, a softball-style long-sleeved shirt emblazoned with the Aztec calendar on his chest and a tattoo on his right forearm that read, “Let’s Get Free.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
It was a distinctly lo-fi production: Her father’s costume for the role of Papageno was “a flat cap and some pan pipes on a string around his neck,” Miskimmon said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
Ian dressed as much like Sasha as he could manage, in a skirt, kneesocks, flat cap, and vest.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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