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mobcap

mob·cap [ mób kàp ] (plural mob·caps)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. woman's indoor cap: a loose-fitting frilly cap often worn indoors by women in the 18th and early 19th centuries

2. hat shaped like mobcap: a soft hat shaped like a mobcap and worn especially by small children and babies

[Mid-18th century. < obsolete mob "prostitute, negligee," variant of mab "promiscuous woman," origin ?]
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