baseball cap

noun

: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

Examples of baseball cap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dressed casually in mall-type sweatshirts and baseball caps, with extra-large Stanley cups tucked under their arms, the two are just weeks away from welcoming the couple’s third child. Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024 He had last been seen wearing a black baseball cap, navy blue jacket, dark jeans and black shoes, according to police. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024 In photos obtained by PEOPLE, Bongiovi posed with a toothy grin and a big thumbs up while wearing army green cargo pants, an orange puffer jacket and a blue baseball cap. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024 Justin wears a collared blue shirt, black pants, and a military green bomber jacket with a shearling collar, finishing the look with his ubiquitous backward baseball cap. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2024 Old pals Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson — the first two movie star incognito in baseball caps — chatted with LACMA director and CEO Michael Govan in front of one booth, while bigwig agents-slash-collectors from Endeavor, CAA and UTA were out in force, some swarming together in packs. Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024 Sure, $60 seems steep for a baseball cap, but not compared to the four-, five- and six-figure works on view beyond the check-in desk. Alison Brower, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 Estes, 24, followed suit, sporting black shorts and a beige hoodie pulled up over his baseball cap. Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 Benioff is hard to miss — the 59-year-old stands at a towering 6 feet, 5 inches and is often seen driving around Waimea in his white Hummer pickup, sporting his signature look of a baseball cap with his curly brown hair tumbling out back. Dara Kerr, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baseball cap was in 1865

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“Baseball cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball%20cap. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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baseball cap

noun
: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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