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widow's cap

widow's cap noun: a cap worn as a sign of mourning by a woman after the death of her husband.

Noun

widow's cap

  1. (historical) A cap worn as a sign of mourning by a woman after the death of her husband.

Questions about widow's cap

What does widow's cap mean?
Widow's cap means a cap worn as a sign of mourning by a woman after the death of her husband.
What part of speech is widow's cap?
Widow's cap is a noun.

Words near widow's cap in the dictionary

  1. widow maker
  2. widow makers
  3. widow monkey
  4. widow monkeys
  5. widow's bench
  6. widow's cap
  7. widow's chamber
  8. widow's cross
  9. widow's cruise
  10. widow's cruises
  11. widow's cruse

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