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cap-flap

cap-flap noun: one of the earflaps of a cap.

Noun

cap-flap (plural cap-flaps)

  1. One of the earflaps of a cap.
    • Also, it occurred to her that the coat-collar and the cap-flaps hid more of him than ever.1903 May 11, The Wellington Times, NSW, page 4, column 3
    • Hamre's ears, muffled by the cap-flaps and ear-phones, soon got used to the noise. He leaned his face over the fuselage[.]1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 101

Forms of cap-flap

pluralcap-flaps

Questions about cap-flap

What does cap-flap mean?
Cap-flap means one of the earflaps of a cap.
What part of speech is cap-flap?
Cap-flap is a noun.
What is the plural of cap-flap?
The plural of cap-flap is cap-flaps.

Words near cap-flap in the dictionary

  1. cap-a-pee
  2. cap-a-pie
  3. cap-apée
  4. Cap-de-la-Madeleine
  5. Cap-enese
  6. cap-flap
  7. cap-flaps
  8. cap-gun
  9. cap-guns
  10. Cap-Haïtien
  11. cap-like

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