CLOTH CAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cloth cap mean? 

• CLOTH CAP (noun)
  The noun CLOTH CAP has 1 sense:

1. a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak

  Familiarity information: CLOTH CAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOTH CAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flat woolen cap with a stiff peak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cloth cap; flat cap

Hypernyms ("cloth cap" is a kind of...):

cap (a tight-fitting headdress)

 Context examples 

One-half of the lattice window was swinging on its hinge, and a cloth cap lying upon the table was the only sign of the occupant.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was dressed like a gentleman, in Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers, with a cloth cap upon his head.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

In addition, his cloth cap had been replaced by a soft hat, which she commanded him to put on and then complimented him on his appearance.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Sherlock Holmes was pacing up and down the platform, his tall, gaunt figure made even gaunter and taller by his long grey travelling-cloak and close-fitting cloth cap.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As he stepped into the circle of yellow light thrown by the lantern she saw that he was a person of gentlemanly bearing, dressed in a grey suit of tweeds, with a cloth cap. He wore gaiters, and carried a heavy stick with a knob to it.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was dressed in a dark suit with a cloth cap. The only thing about his face that I could clearly see was his dark beard.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was quietly dressed in a suit of heather tweed with a soft cloth cap which he had laid down upon my books.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)