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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

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wore a “Red October” stocking cap at the team’s media day Monday and the Phillies drew more than 3 million fans for the first time in a decade.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

Technically all the pieces were there: loose trousers over tall boots, a linen rubakha, and a stocking cap.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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