forage cap

noun Military.

(formerly) a small, low, undress cap.

Origin of forage cap

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for forage cap

Historical Examples

Smoke filled the room; when it cleared away, the forage-cap was taken down.
A Hero of Our Time
M. Y. Lermontov
She scanned me from the forage-cap on my crown to the spur upon my heel.
The War Trail
Mayne Reid
He took off his forage-cap and looked disgustedly at it a moment.
Kitty's Conquest
Charles King
He seized his forage-cap and stepped out with me into the starlit night.
Kitty's Conquest
Charles King
The head-dress was a busby with blue bag; the forage-cap was blue trimmed with white.
Norfolk Annals
Charles Mackie

British Dictionary definitions for forage cap

forage cap

noun

a soldier's undress cap

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Examples from the Web for forage cap

Historical Examples

Smoke filled the room; when it cleared away, the forage-cap was taken down.

She scanned me from the forage-cap on my crown to the spur upon my heel.

He took off his forage-cap and looked disgustedly at it a moment.

He seized his forage-cap and stepped out with me into the starlit night.

The head-dress was a busby with blue bag; the forage-cap was blue trimmed with white.

forage cap

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