mutch

[ muhch ]

nounBritish Dialect.
  1. a close-fitting linen or muslin cap, as worn by elderly women or babies.

Origin of mutch

1
1425–75; late Middle English (dial.) much<Middle Dutch mutse; cognate with German Mütze cap. See amice2

Words Nearby mutch

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How to use mutch in a sentence

  • She put off her apron, and on her silk gown, Her mutch wi' red ribbons, and gaed awa' down.

  • Fame iz jist about az mutch use tew a ded man as 5.20's wud be, interest payable in goold.

    Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler Shaw
  • "The lapse ov ages," iz a pleasant thing tew dwell upon, but after awl, verry mutch depends upon the ages ov the laps.

    Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler Shaw
  • Impudense iz the affek ov tew little knollege, and modesta, iz az often the affek ov tew mutch.

    Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler Shaw
  • Thare aint mutch art in driving a trotting hoss, jist hold them bak hard, and holler them ahead hard, thats awl.

    Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for mutch (1 of 2)

mutch1

/ (mʌtʃ) /


noun
  1. a close-fitting linen cap formerly worn by women and children in Scotland

Origin of mutch

1
C15: from Middle Dutch mutse cap, from Medieval Latin almucia almuce

British Dictionary definitions for mutch (2 of 2)

mutch2

/ (mʌtʃ) /


verbdialect
  1. (tr) to cadge; beg

  2. (intr) another word for mitch

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