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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

Tiger Woods was bundled up in a stocking cap and puffy vest as he warmed up under floodlights before the sun rose on the practice range Saturday.

From Washington Times Apr. 8, 2023

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

From Washington Post Jan. 22, 2023

He peered down at me from beneath his stocking cap.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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