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stocking cap

American  

noun

  1. a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.


stocking cap British  

noun

  1. a conical knitted cap, often with a tassel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He wore a traditional robe-like khamiis under a long wool coat and a pink stocking cap against the below-zero windchill, which he didn’t seem to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

In New York, he arrived dressed as Dylan in an iconic look from the Sundance Film Festival in 2003, sporting a blonde wig, stocking cap, leather jacket and scarf.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2025

Pull the stocking cap over your eyes and double-cover them with your mittens.

From Washington Post Jan. 22, 2023

But prosecutors say Tobey testified she never saw braids and that her testimony was referring to how much hair was visible between the top of the ear and the stocking cap, not the hair length.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2021

He wore an orange stocking cap though the weather was warm.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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