stocking cap

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noun

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

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Words nearby stocking cap

stockhorn, stock horse, stockinet, stockinette, stocking, stocking cap, stockinged, stockinger, stocking feet, stocking filler, stocking frame

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How to use stocking cap in a sentence

He is a walking billboard for himself, wearing a "Pants on the Ground" jacket and t-shirt along with his trademark stocking cap.
Ripping Off Larry Platt's "Pants"|Kim Masters|February 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
On his head he has the long black stocking cap, hanging down behind.
Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
Her red and white stocking-cap had slipped free of her head and was hanging over her shoulder.
Kazan|James Oliver Curwood
Mary counted over her money, and bought the red stocking cap and the basin with the puppies.
Christmas|Zona Gale

An original article of equipment for the overseas troops had been a knitted woolen toque, which was a sort of stocking-cap.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
At the bend in the Walnut Vic saw Bug's little scarlet stocking cap beside the flat stone.
A Master's Degree|Margaret Hill McCarter

British Dictionary definitions for stocking cap

stocking cap

noun

a conical knitted cap, often with a tassel

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