dowd cap en · NOUN
Meanings
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(obsolete) A woman's nightcap.
[…] her dowd cap was replaced by one of the finest muslin, quilled to the front, terminating in a peak, and starched to a formidable degree of stiffness.
1896, Michael Banim, The Ghost-hunter and His Family, page 49:[…] an old woman, whose grizzled locks had escaped from under her dowd cap […]
1881, William Carleton, The Works of William Carleton, page 178:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dowd caps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |