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south-wester

south-wester noun: a kind of cap to protect against the rain.

Noun

south-wester (plural south-westers)

  1. (archaic) A kind of cap to protect against the rain
    • We spring out of our berths, clap on a monkey-jacket and south-wester, and tumble up the ladder.1840, R[ichard] H[enry] D[ana], Jr., “CHAPTER XXXV”, in Two Years before the Mast. […] (Harper’s Family Library; no. CVI), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], →OCLC

Forms of south-wester

pluralsouth-westers

Questions about south-wester

What does south-wester mean?
South-wester means a kind of cap to protect against the rain.
What part of speech is south-wester?
South-wester is a noun.
What is the plural of south-wester?
The plural of south-wester is south-westers.

Words near south-wester in the dictionary

  1. south-southwestern
  2. south-southwestward
  3. south-southwestwards
  4. south-west
  5. South-West Africa
  6. south-wester
  7. south-westerlies
  8. south-westerly
  9. south-western
  10. south-wests
  11. southabout

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