mobcap

[ mob-kap ]

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.

Origin of mobcap

1785–95; perhaps mob slattern (itself perhaps variant of Mab for Mabel) + cap¹

Words Nearby mobcap

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How to use mobcap in a sentence

The little witch-like woman with her black-handled stick and her mobcap was no unfrequent visitor to this shut-up house.
The Sign Of The Red Cross | Evelyn Everett-Green
"All be ready, mistress," she said in a slow voice, solemnly nodding her enormous mobcap while she spoke.
The Passionate Elopement | Compton Mackenzie
In her later years Mary is said to have worn a mobcap and kerchief.
The Stronghold | Miriam Haynie

British Dictionary definitions for mobcap

mobcap

/ (ˈmɒbˌkæp) /

noun

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

Origin of mobcap

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

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