Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dust cap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: dust -cap
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something worn to protect one from dust; a cover placed over something to keep off dust.

Example Sentences

"Ellen brought him one of her dust-caps, and went into contortions of mirth, which she found it impossible to control, when she saw him put it on before the mirror as grotesquely as he could."

Inflected Forms

dust caps (plural)

Questions

What does dust cap mean?: Something worn to protect one from dust; a cover placed over something to keep off dust.

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