stocking cap

noun

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

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Words nearby stocking cap

stockhorse, stockinet, stockinette, stocking, stocking anesthesia, stocking cap, stocking feet, stocking filler, stocking frame, stocking mask, stocking stitch
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Example sentences from the Web for stocking cap

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for stocking cap

stocking cap

noun

a conical knitted cap, often with a tassel
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