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watch-cap

watch-cap is the alternative spelling of watch cap.

Meaning of watch cap

Noun

watch cap (plural watch caps)

  1. A knitted cap, such as the one worn by a seaman when on watch.
    Synonyms:
    knit hat, knit cap, sock cap, stocking cap, skull cap, skully, snow hat, snow cap, ski cap, tossle cap

Forms of watch-cap

pluralwatch-caps

Questions about watch-cap

What is watch-cap the alternative spelling of?
Watch-cap is the alternative spelling of watch cap.

Words near watch-cap in the dictionary

  1. watch tower
  2. watch towers
  3. watch'd
  4. watch-birth
  5. watch-births
  6. watch-cap
  7. watch-caps
  8. watch-coat
  9. watch-coats
  10. watch-dog
  11. watch-dogs

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