单词 | widow's cap |
释义 | > as lemmaswidow's cap widow's cap n. now historical any of various types of headwear worn by a widow in mourning. ΚΠ 1817 La Belle Assemblée Feb. 63/2 The elegant young man on whose account you consented to look interesting in your widow's cap. 1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country xxii. 356 Adjusting her widow's cap like a war-bonnet, she arose to her full height of five-feet-one-and-a-half. 2001 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 18 Jan. 3 Widow's caps were..usually trimmed with white crepe. < as lemmas |
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