mobcap

[ mob-kap ]

noun

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

mobcap

/ ˈmɒbˌkæp /

noun

1. a woman's large cotton cap with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn esp during the 18th century Often shortened tomob

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobcap¹

1785–95; perhaps mob slattern (itself perhaps variant of Mab for Mabel ) + cap ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobcap¹

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

Example Sentences

The little witch-like woman with her black-handled stick and her mobcap was no unfrequent visitor to this shut-up house.

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"All be ready, mistress," she said in a slow voice, solemnly nodding her enormous mobcap while she spoke.

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In her later years Mary is said to have worn a mobcap and kerchief.

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