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mobcap

[ mob-kap ]
/ ˈmɒbˌkæp /
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noun

a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.

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Nearby words

moan, moat, mob, mob-handed, moba, mobcap, mobcast, mobe, mobe pearl, moberly, mobie

Origin of mobcap

1785–95; perhaps mob slattern (itself perhaps variant of Mab for Mabel) + cap1
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British Dictionary definitions for mob-cap

mobcap

/ (ˈmɒbˌkæp) /

noun

a woman's large cotton cap with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn esp during the 18th centuryOften shortened to: mob

Word Origin for mobcap

C18: from obsolete mob woman, esp a loose-living woman, + cap
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