"cloth cap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cloth caps [plural]
Rhymes: -æp Head templates: {{en-noun}} cloth cap (plural cloth caps)
  1. (UK) A man's flat woollen cap with a peak. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-cloth_cap-en-noun-RdA0AV6Q Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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