Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clockmutch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clock-mutch
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch klapmuts (“three-piece cap or bonnet, hat with ear-flaps, hooded seal”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: klapmuts

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

clockmutches (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

clapmatch

Questions

What does clockmutch mean?: A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
Where does clockmutch come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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