mobcap

noun mob·cap \ ˈmäb-ˌkap \

Definition of mobcap

: a woman's indoor cap made with a high full crown and often tied under the chin

Recent Examples of mobcap from the Web

But in the 1860s, the British upper classes required their maids to wear a common uniform: a white mobcap, an apron, and a simple black dress.

— shelley puhak, The Atlantic, "The Underclass Origins of the Little Black Dress," 13 Oct. 2017
Some of these workers are young guys who also have mobcaps on their beards.

— ian frazier, The New Yorker, "The Vertical Farm," 9 Jan. 2017
Technicians in white coats who wear white sanitary mobcaps on their heads walk around quietly.

— ian frazier, The New Yorker, "The Vertical Farm," 9 Jan. 2017

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