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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

Talbot, who posted an outdoor shutout for Edmonton in the Heritage Classic in 2016, wore a forest green stocking cap on top of his mask to match Minnesota’s jerseys.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2022

The pom-pom on his stocking cap hung far down his humped shoulder.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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