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kapp

kapp noun: a headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian traditions (especially Mennonites and Amish) for religious reasons.

kapp: a headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian traditions (especially Mennonites...
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Noun

kapp (plural kapps)

  1. A headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian traditions (especially Mennonites and Amish) for religious reasons.
    • “It is a prayer kapp. Amish women cover their heads when they pray.” “But you wear it all the time?” “This is true. We are always ready to pray when our head is covered.” “I pray but perhaps not often enough,” Sarah admitted.2018 April 1, Debby Giusti, Amish Rescue: Faith in the Face of Crime, Harlequin, →ISBN
    • All three of the women were older with gray hair beneath white kapps. The Mennonite[…]2021 December 28, Patricia Johns, Blended Amish Blessings, Harlequin, →ISBN

Forms of kapp

pluralkapps
alternative formcap

Phrases with kapp

Questions about kapp

What does kapp mean?
Kapp means a headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian traditions (especially Mennonites and Amish) for religious reasons.
What part of speech is kapp?
Kapp is a noun.
What is the plural of kapp?
The plural of kapp is kapps.

Words near kapp in the dictionary

  1. kapota
  2. kapotas
  3. kapotasana
  4. kapow
  5. kapows
  6. kapp
  7. Kapp Linné
  8. kappa
  9. kappa effect
  10. kappa effects
  11. kappa number

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