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cloth cap
n Brit
1. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called flat cap a flat woollen cap with a stiff peak
2. (Sociology) Informal
a.  a symbol of working-class ethos or origin
b.  (as modifier) cloth-cap attitudes
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Noun1.cloth cap - a flat woolen cap with a stiff peakcloth cap - a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak
flat cap
cap - a tight-fitting headdress
Translations
cloth cap n → berretto
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