shaggy cap

British  

noun

1. an edible saprotrophic agaricaceous fungus, Coprinus comatus, having a white cap covered with shaggy scales

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Example Sentences

He wore an embroidered coat of sheepskin, the wool inside, a shaggy cap of coal-black wool, and a pair of fur-topped boots.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

In the midst of their merriment, the door was opened, and a grave, stalwart man, in a pelt doublet and shaggy cap, entered, with a light in his hand.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

And then a handsome Tchetchenetz, with short cut beard, and shaggy cap covering half his face, ran out into the street.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various

And the captain peered excitedly around from under his shaggy cap.

From The Deserter by King, Charles

On the forecastle stood one whose long brown hair was partially concealed by a shaggy cap, whilst a pitched wadmel jerkin covered his knight's dress.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin