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/klawth"kap', kloth"-/, adj. Brit.pertaining to or characteristic of the working class.[1850-55]
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cloth cap — cloth caps N COUNT A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men … English dictionary
cloth cap — n BrE a soft flat cap with a stiff pointed piece at the front … Dictionary of contemporary English
cloth cap — noun a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak • Syn: ↑flat cap • Hypernyms: ↑cap * * * cloth cap noun A flat cap • • • Main Entry: ↑cloth * * * cloth cap UK US … Useful english dictionary
cloth cap — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cloth cap : singular cloth cap plural cloth caps British a man s flat cap (= hat) made from cloth or wool with a hard curved front part. It is sometimes considered to be typical of working class men … English dictionary
cloth-cap — /klawth kap , kloth /, adj. Brit. pertaining to or characteristic of the working class. [1850 55] * * * cloth capˈ adjective Symbolic of the working class • • • Main Entry: ↑cloth * * * cloth cap «KLTH KAP, KLOTH », adjective. British. of or… … Useful english dictionary
cloth cap — noun Brit. a man s flat woollen cap with a peak. ↘[as modifier] relating to or associated with the working class: Labour s traditional cloth cap image … English new terms dictionary
cloth cap — noun (C) BrE a soft flat cap with a stiff pointed piece at the front … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Cap badge — A cap badge, also known as head badge or hat badge, is a badge worn on uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearer s nationality and/or organisation. The wearing of cap badges is a convention commonly found among military and police forces, as… … Wikipedia
cloth — n. (pl. cloths) 1 woven or felted material. 2 a piece of this. 3 a piece of cloth for a particular purpose; a tablecloth, dishcloth, etc. 4 woollen woven fabric as used for clothes. 5 a profession or status, esp. of the clergy, as shown by… … Useful english dictionary
Cap — (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st {Cope}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
