mob·cap (m b k p )n. A large high frilly cap with a full crown, worn indoors by women in the 18th and early 19th centuries. [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
[from obsolete mob woman, esp a loose-living woman, + cap]
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| Noun | 1. |  mobcap - large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by womencap - a tight-fitting headdress |
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