mobcap

American  

[mob-kap] / ˈmɒbˌkæp /

noun

1. a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.

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mobcap British  

/ ˈmɒbˌkæp /

noun

1. Often shortened to: mob.  a woman's large cotton cap with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn esp during the 18th century

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Etymology

Origin of mobcap

1785–95; perhaps mob slattern (itself perhaps variant of Mab for Mabel ) + cap ¹

Example Sentences

He turned on his heel and stalked out through the kitchen, head held high, topped by a giant mobcap, in Victorian drag.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Reason: she wore a frilled white mobcap and dress, pink sash and shoes similar to those made famous by Sir Joshua Reynolds in his portrait Simplicity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Walking along the riverbank in the low sun, an elderly woman wearing a mobcap carries a yoke on her shoulders, with buckets of water hanging on each end.

From Time Magazine Archive

"All be ready, mistress," she said in a slow voice, solemnly nodding her enormous mobcap while she spoke.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

The little witch-like woman with her black-handled stick and her mobcap was no unfrequent visitor to this shut-up house.

From The Sign of the Red Cross by Everett-Green, Evelyn