Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half cap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: half -cap
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small salute with a cap

Archaic

Example Sentences

"After distasteful looks, and these hard fractions, With certain half-caps and cold-moving nods, They froze me into silence."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

half caps (plural)

Questions

What does half cap mean?: A small salute with a cap

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