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half caps

half caps is the plural of half cap.

Meaning of half cap

Noun

half cap (plural half caps)

  1. (archaic) A small salute with a cap
    • After distasteful looks, and these hard fractions,
      With certain half-caps and cold-moving nods, They froze me into silence.c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about half caps

What is half caps the plural of?
Half caps is the plural of half cap.

Words near half caps in the dictionary

  1. half butt
  2. half butts
  3. half cadence
  4. half cadences
  5. half cap
  6. half caps
  7. half cell
  8. half cells
  9. half cent
  10. half cents
  11. half columnar

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