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
They include "photos" of Samba riding a bike and playing a game of bowls while wearing a flat cap.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Washington is an outlier in this area, one of only five states that uses an enrollment-based flat cap to limit special education spending.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023
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
Seven of them, including a knit cap, a flat cap, a Russian ushanka hat, and a Chairman Mao hat with a red star at the forehead.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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