Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mob cap

/ˈmɒb kap/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: mob -cap
IPA: /ˈmɒb kap/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plain cap or headdress for women or girls, especially one tied under the chin by a very broad band, and having a puffy crown and frills.

noun

A disposable head covering with an elasticated band, worn for cleanliness in industrial settings.

Example Sentences

"You must get a brown gown, and a white apron, and a mob cap, and we must make you a few wrinkles, and a little of the crowsfoot at the corner of your eyes, and you will be a very proper, little old woman."
"She was dressed entirely in flowing black cerements and wore a little lacy mob-cap on a mass of dead-looking yellowish white hair; her features were still beautiful, but her face was completely covered with mauve face-powder."

Etymology

From mob (“unruly group”) + cap (“hat”), in reference to the riots of French Revolution.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmɒb kap/

Inflected Forms

mob caps (plural) mob-cap (alternative) mobcap (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mob cap?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɒb kap/.
What does mob cap mean?: A plain cap or headdress for women or girls, especially one tied under the chin by a very broad band, and having a puffy crown and frills.
Where does mob cap come from?: From mob (“unruly group”) + cap (“hat”), in reference to the riots of French Revolution.

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