stocking cap

American  

noun

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

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stocking cap British  

noun

1. a conical knitted cap, often with a tassel

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Example Sentences

In winter it’s not uncommon to see Somalis in traditional dress bundled up in big American-style parkas and stocking caps worn over hijabs.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Philadelpia chose a ‘Rocky’ theme, wearing gray sweats, stocking caps and having their hands taped for a fight.

From Seattle Times

With beards and stocking caps flapping, some 300 red-suited Santas were lively and quick at the foggy Sunday River ski resort in western Maine as they took a break from the holiday hustle and bustle.

From Seattle Times

Police found a 9-mm handgun in Smith’s SUV along with a neon green stocking cap matching one the shooter was seen wearing in the footage, according to the charges.

From Seattle Times