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watermelon cap

watermelon cap noun: a kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn by men during the Qing dynasty.

Noun

watermelon cap (plural watermelon caps)

  1. A kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn by men during the Qing dynasty.

Forms of watermelon cap

pluralwatermelon caps

Origin of watermelon cap

Calque from Chinese 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào).

Questions about watermelon cap

What does watermelon cap mean?
Watermelon cap means a kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn by men during the Qing dynasty.
What part of speech is watermelon cap?
Watermelon cap is a noun.
What is the plural of watermelon cap?
The plural of watermelon cap is watermelon caps.

Words near watermelon cap in the dictionary

  1. watermeals
  2. watermedia
  3. watermelon
  4. watermelon beetle
  5. watermelon beetles
  6. watermelon cap
  7. watermelon caps
  8. watermelon felon
  9. watermelon felons
  10. watermelon radish
  11. watermelon radishes

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