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mob·cap (mäb′kap′)

noun

a woman's indoor cap, esp. of the 18th cent., having a high, puffy crown and often tied under the chin

Etymology: < MDu mop, woman's cap + cap

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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