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capotain

capotain noun: a tall-crowned, narrow-brimmed, slightly conical sugarloaf hat, worn from the 1590s to the 1700s in Europe and England; eventually depicted with a buckle beginning in the 19th century.

capotain: a tall-crowned, narrow-brimmed, slightly conical sugarloaf hat, worn from the 1590s to the 1700s in...
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Noun

capotain (plural capotains)

  1. A tall-crowned, narrow-brimmed, slightly conical sugarloaf hat, worn from the 1590s to the 1700s in Europe and England; eventually depicted with a buckle beginning in the 19th century.
    • Near-synonyms: pilgrim's hat, buckle hat

Synonyms of capotain

Forms of capotain

pluralcapotains
alternative formcapatain
alternative formcopintank
alternative formcopotain

Questions about capotain

What does capotain mean?
Capotain means a tall-crowned, narrow-brimmed, slightly conical sugarloaf hat, worn from the 1590s to the 1700s in Europe and England; eventually depicted with a buckle beginning in the 19th century.
What part of speech is capotain?
Capotain is a noun.
What is the plural of capotain?
The plural of capotain is capotains.

Words near capotain in the dictionary

  1. Caporasos
  2. caporegime
  3. caporegimes
  4. capos
  5. capot
  6. capotain
  7. capotains
  8. capotasto
  9. capotastos
  10. capote
  11. capoted

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