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    mob cap

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Clothes
    ˈmob cap noun [countable]  DCCa light cotton hat with a decorative edge, worn by women in the 18th and 19th centuries 〔18和19世纪的〕头巾式女帽
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    mob cap• He needed only a mob cap and frilly apron to complete the image.    Origin mob cap (1700-1800) Probably from mab, mob “prostitute, careless dress” ((16-18 centuries)), from the female name Mab, from Mabel
    ˈmob cap nounChineseSyllable
    edge, a with decorative hat cotton a Corpus light


    mob cap
    ˈmob cap noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: Probably from mab, mob 'prostitute, careless dress' (16-18 centuries), from the female name Mab, from Mabel
    a light cotton hat with a decorative edge, worn by women in the 18th and 19th centuries


    mob capBrE /ˈmɒb kæp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːb kæp/ 🔊 nouna light cotton cap covering all the hair, worn by women in the 18th and 19th centuries （18、19 世纪的）头巾式女帽