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dunsel cap

Syllables: dun·sel capUK/ˈdʌnsəl kap/US/ˈdʌnsəl kæp/

dunsel cap noun: a knitted cap.

dunsel cap: a knitted cap
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Noun

dunsel cap (plural dunsel caps)

  1. A knitted cap.
    • "[The suspect was] described as black, 17-20 years old and wearing a dunsel cap and black plaid jacket..."1975 December 18, The Cincinnati Enquirer
    • "McLaughlin said the suspect was wearing a yellow tank top shirt and possibly glasses and a dunsel cap, which is similar to a ski cap with a tassel."1978 July 16, The Kokomo Tribune
    Synonyms:
    knit cap, watch cap

Examples of dunsel cap in a sentence

  • "Her long white hair was stuffed haphazardly into a dunsel cap..."2011, Joani Lacy, Hollister House: The Banyan Tree Awakens, page 83:
  • In the school yard he saw his grammar-school self in dunsel cap and leather boots...2013, Thomas Berger, Reinhart in Love: A Novel (Open Road Media), pages not numbered

Synonyms of dunsel cap

Forms of dunsel cap

pluraldunsel caps

Questions about dunsel cap

What does dunsel cap mean?
Dunsel cap means a knitted cap.
How do you use dunsel cap in a sentence?
"Her long white hair was stuffed haphazardly into a dunsel cap..."
What part of speech is dunsel cap?
Dunsel cap is a noun.
How do you pronounce dunsel cap?
Dunsel cap is pronounced /ˈdʌnsəl kap/ (UK).
What is the plural of dunsel cap?
The plural of dunsel cap is dunsel caps.

Words near dunsel cap in the dictionary

  1. Dunsanian
  2. Dunsany
  3. Dunscore
  4. Dunscroft
  5. dunsel
  6. dunsel cap
  7. dunsel caps
  8. dunsels
  9. Dunsfold
  10. Dunsford
  11. dunsh

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