mobcap

mob·cap

M0359100 (mŏb′kăp′)n. A large high frilly cap with a full crown, worn indoors by women in the 1700s and early 1800s.

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[Probably mob, mobcap (possibly from Dutch mopmuts, cap : obsolete Dutch mop-, to cover up + muts, cap) + cap.]

mobcap

(ˈmɒbˌkæp) n (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's large cotton cap with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn esp during the 18th century. Often shortened to: mob [C18: from obsolete mob woman, esp a loose-living woman, + cap]

mob•cap

(ˈmɒbˌkæp)

n. a soft cloth cap with a full crown and a ruffled edge, formerly worn indoors by women. [1785–95; perhaps mob slattern (itself perhaps variant of Mab for Mabel) + cap¹]

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mobcap - large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by womencap - a tight-fitting headdress

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