Definitions for mobcap

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mobcap mob·cap

Spelling: [mob-kap]

IPA: /ˈmɒbˌkæp/

Mobcap is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in mobcap (abcmop).

Definitions for mobcap

noun

1. a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.

Origin of mobcap

1785-95; perhaps mob slattern (itself perhaps variant of Mab for Mabel) + cap¹

Examples for mobcap

The little witch-like woman with her black-handled stick and her mobcap was no unfrequent visitor to this shut-up house.

In her later years Mary is said to have worn a mobcap and kerchief.