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dowd cap

dowd cap noun: a woman's nightcap.

Noun

dowd cap (plural dowd caps)

  1. (obsolete) A woman's nightcap.
    • […] an old woman, whose grizzled locks had escaped from under her dowd cap […]1881, William Carleton, The Works of William Carleton, page 178
    • […] her dowd cap was replaced by one of the finest muslin, quilled to the front, terminating in a peak, and starched to a formidable degree of stiffness.1896, Michael Banim, The Ghost-hunter and His Family, page 49

Forms of dowd cap

pluraldowd caps

Questions about dowd cap

What does dowd cap mean?
Dowd cap means a woman's nightcap.
What part of speech is dowd cap?
Dowd cap is a noun.
What is the plural of dowd cap?
The plural of dowd cap is dowd caps.

Words near dowd cap in the dictionary

  1. dowar
  2. dowars
  3. Dowbiggin
  4. Dowbiggins
  5. dowd
  6. dowd cap
  7. Dowdall
  8. Dowdalls
  9. Dowdell
  10. Dowdells
  11. Dowden

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