bathing cap

American  

[bey-thing] / ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ /

noun

1. a tight-fitting elastic cap, usually of rubber, worn to keep the hair dry while swimming and bathing.

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bathing cap British  

/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

noun

1. a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry

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Etymology

Origin of bathing cap

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

She’s Gretzky in a latex bathing cap; Michael Jordan in goggles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2024

As the wayward Channel Swimmer, he was clad in a bathing cap while searching in vain for the White Cliffs of Dover.

From Salon • May 28, 2022

A woman in the class struggled to keep her bathing cap on her head, which sparked the Soul Cap idea.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2021

His head was pale and lumpy, white as a bathing cap, but the mustache, he had to admit, looked cool.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018

Floating on a yellow raft in Thomas’s old pool, Tamika looked weird without her white flower behind her ear, her hair hidden under a snug bathing cap.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas