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| agaric |
any of numerous related fungi with gills on the underside of a cap; mushroom. |
| bathing cap |
a close-fitting cap of rubber, elastic, or the like, worn to keep the hair dry during swimming. |
| beanie |
a small, colorful skull cap or brimless hat. |
| bearskin |
a cap or headdress of bear fur, worn as part of military dress in some countries. [1/2 definitions] |
| beret |
a soft, round, flat cap with a snug headband. A beret does not have a visor. |
| bill2 |
the visor forming part of a cap or hood. [1/3 definitions] |
| biretta |
in the Roman Catholic and some Anglican churches, a stiff, square cap with three or four raised ridges, worn by clergymen and varying in color according to their rank. |
| bonnet |
any protective cap or covering device. [2/6 definitions] |
| cap1 |
anything shaped like a cap that is used to cover an opening, such as a top for a bottle or tube. [1/5 definitions] |
| cap and bells |
a cap with bells on it, once worn by court jesters; fool's cap. |
| capful |
the amount that the cap of a bottle will hold. |
| carmagnole |
the costume worn by the revolutionaries, consisting of a short loose jacket with wide lapels, black pants, a red cap, and a tricolored girdle, or the jacket alone. [1/2 definitions] |
| crown |
to cover or cap (a tooth) with an artificial crown. [1/21 definitions] |
| dunce cap |
a cone-shaped cap worn in former times by school children as punishment for slowness or laziness. |
| earflap |
on a cap, a flap that can be turned down to protect the ears. |
| ferrule |
a metal ring, cap, or sleeve put around the end of a pole, shaft, handle, or the like to reinforce, prevent splitting, or provide a strong connection. [1/3 definitions] |
| fez |
a man's felt cap, shaped like a flat-topped cone and usu. red with a black tassel, worn esp. in Middle Eastern countries. |
| fly agaric |
a poisonous mushroom with an orange or reddish cap and white gills. |
| fool's cap |
a cap traditionally worn by the fool in a royal court, usu. brightly colored and topped by several drooping peaks hung with bells. [1/2 definitions] |
| foolscap |
a jester's cap or coxcomb, or a watermark depicting such a cap, used on foolscap paper. [1/3 definitions] |
| gill fungus |
a fleshy fungus with blade-shaped gills on the underside of its cap; mushroom. |
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