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noun Military.

(formerly) a small, low, undress cap.

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Origin of forage cap

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby forage cap

foppery, foppish, for, for a change, forage, forage cap, forage mite, forager, foraging, foraging ant, Foraker

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How to use forage cap in a sentence

Each CAP, also known as an “orbit,” consists on four aircraft.
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In fact, Clark fell back first from her blows, losing his cap, tie, and badge in the melee.
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The cap devices on thousands of identical hats glinted in the late morning sun along with the shields worn by each of the cops.
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Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.
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At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
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With horror she had heard her brother addressed by a disreputable costermonger in a mangy fur cap, as "Old pal."
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"It's like that out here on the Riviera," said Jane, shaking her head so gloomily that the ruffled cap wobbled.
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But his head was too hot to wear a thinking cap, and no story would come at his half-hearted call.
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The more enthusiastic among the audience, male and female, also sport the red cap of liberty.
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British Dictionary definitions for forage cap

forage cap

noun

a soldier's undress cap

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