clockmutch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.

Word forms

clockmutch clockmutches

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch klapmuts (“three-piece cap or bonnet, hat with ear-flaps, hooded seal”).

Related words

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