black cap
(UK, historical) A square of black fabric worn on the head by a judge delivering a death sentence.
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(UK, historical) A square of black fabric worn on the head by a judge delivering a death sentence.
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- blackcap65%
(cookery) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
- cloth cap64%
(UK) A man's flat woollen cap with a peak.
- caped61%
(in compounds) Wearing a cape of a specified kind.
- cloth cap60%
In British English, a flat woollen cap with a peak, traditionally associated with the working class, particularly in the north of England. The cloth cap has become a powerful cultural symbol — 'cloth-cap politics' or a 'cloth-cap background' signal working-class identity and values. It can be used appreciatively or condescendingly depending on context.
- caped60%
Wearing a cape or capes.