mobcap

American  

[mob-kap] / ˈmɒbˌkæp /

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.

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mobcap British  

/ ˈmɒbˌkæp /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of mobcap

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

Example Sentences

He turned on his heel and stalked out through the kitchen, head held high, topped by a giant mobcap, in Victorian drag.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Walking along the riverbank in the low sun, an elderly woman wearing a mobcap carries a yoke on her shoulders, with buckets of water hanging on each end.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reason: she wore a frilled white mobcap and dress, pink sash and shoes similar to those made famous by Sir Joshua Reynolds in his portrait Simplicity.

From Time Magazine Archive

A mobcap was a frilly white cap introduced from France.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam

And now Barnabas saw that, with her apron and mobcap, the country serving-maid had vanished quite.

From The Amateur Gentleman by Farnol, Jeffery