flat cap

noun

another name for cloth cap
an Elizabethan man's hat with a narrow down-turned brim

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"I wish it had happened ten years ago. But still anyone from any side who will stop this bloodshed, I salute them," he said, tipping the top of his flat cap.

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She describes their outfits as looking like "19th century chimney sweeps", donning black shorts or trousers, a white top, braces, and a flat cap.

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"This is more like flat caps and whippets," adds Will.

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Nevertheless, they’ve kept the name and wear flat caps in camouflage, with their motto embroidered on the back - “To Find and Destroy”.

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There upon the crowded deck was an ancient human in a flat cap and many lap robes.