Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mobcap"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mobcap \Mob"cap`\, n. [D. mop-muts; OD. mop a woman's coif + D.
muts cap.]
A plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one
tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the
same material as the cap itself. --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mobcap
n : large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn
indoors by women
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