English Explanatory Dictionary

mutch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nightcap (hat worn to bed).
  2. A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by elderly women and young children.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/mʌt͡ʃ/

Word forms

mutch mutches Much

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mutse, from amutse, from Late Latin almucia (“almuce”). Doublet of almuce.

Derived words

bonet mutch double mutch hair-mutch kell mutch laced mutch mutchless night mutch toy mutch under-mutch
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