flat cap
Britishnoun
-
another name for cloth cap
-
an Elizabethan man's hat with a narrow down-turned brim
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
"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.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
That’s how contenders need to operate in navigating a flat cap world.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 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
He stuffs his tzitzit into his waistband, puts his curls under his flat cap and tucks his bearded chin into his coat collar.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
![]()
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.