Juliet cap

noun

1. a skullcap, often set with pearls or other gems, worn by women for semiformal or bridal wear.

Juliet cap

/ ˈdʒuːlɪɪt /

noun

1. a close-fitting decorative cap, worn esp by brides

Word History and Origins

Origin of Juliet cap¹

1905–10; named after Juliet, the heroine of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet

Word History and Origins

Origin of Juliet cap¹

C20: after the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1594)

Example Sentences

She could already picture the quaint old Anglican church in the village decorated for her wedding; there would be lilies and smilax—she had often talked that over with her mother, and she would have a little empire dress, very girlish and bride-like, with her veil caught up in a Juliet cap.

From Project Gutenberg

The bride wore lace and a Juliet cap of pearls; the groom wore a .45 automatic and a ponytail hairdo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mona flung her lace handkerchief on her head for a little Juliet cap, and accepting a large lace scarf which a lady offered her as she passed, and an enormous bunch of roses, which Jim hastily took from a vase and gave her, they all agreed she was perfectly costumed for Juliet.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes a Juliet cap was worn to merely cover the crown of head, with hair parted and flowing, while on matrons we see head coverings with sides turned up, like ecclesiastical caps, and floating veils falling to the waist.

From Project Gutenberg

But they did it very well; Porter's somewhat stiff bearing accorded with its stateliness, and Mary, having added to her green velvet gown a little Juliet cap of lace and a lace fan, showed the radiant, almost boyish beauty which had charmed Roger on the night of the wedding.

From Project Gutenberg