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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Today he is dressed in all black, with a gray baseball cap pulled low over his eyes. Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025 However, a source tells PEOPLE that the apparent bruising in the photos, which show Richards running errands in Los Angeles wearing a baseball cap, is a result of a cosmetic procedure. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Cricket sweaters, patchwork blanket, and distressed baseball caps. James Powel, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025 Jacob Elordi wore a Left Bank Books baseball cap during a shoot for GQ. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for baseball cap

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 21 Aug. 2025.

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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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