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clockmutch

clockmutch noun: a three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.

Noun

clockmutch (plural clockmutches)

  1. (New-York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.

Forms of clockmutch

pluralclockmutches

Origin of clockmutch

Borrowed from Dutch klapmuts (“three-piece cap or bonnet, hat with ear-flaps, hooded seal”).

Questions about clockmutch

What does clockmutch mean?
Clockmutch means a three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
What part of speech is clockmutch?
Clockmutch is a noun.
What is the plural of clockmutch?
The plural of clockmutch is clockmutches.

Words near clockmutch in the dictionary

  1. clocklessness
  2. clocklike
  3. clockmaker
  4. clockmakers
  5. clockmaking
  6. clockmutch
  7. clockmutches
  8. clockpost
  9. clockposts
  10. clockpunk
  11. clockrate

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