"dust cap" meaning in All languages combined

See dust cap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dust caps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dust cap (plural dust caps)
  1. Something worn to protect one from dust; a cover placed over something to keep off dust. Categories (topical): Headwear

Inflected forms

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