mobcap
mobcap is the alternative form of mob cap.
Meaning of mob cap
Noun
mob cap (plural mob caps)
- A plain cap or headdress for women or girls, especially one tied under the chin by a very broad band, and having a puffy crown and frills.
- You must get a brown gown, and a white apron, and a mob cap, and we must make you a few wrinkles, and a little of the crowsfoot at the corner of your eyes, and you will be a very proper, little old woman.1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 305–306
- A disposable head covering with an elasticated band, worn for cleanliness in industrial settings.
Forms of mobcap
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Questions about mobcap
- What is mobcap the alternative form of?
- Mobcap is the alternative form of mob cap.
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