Dictionary

dunsel cap en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdʌnsəl kæp/ (General-American)
• /ˈdʌnsəl kap/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. A knitted cap.
   • "McLaughlin said the suspect was wearing a yellow tank top shirt and possibly glasses and a dunsel cap, which is similar to a ski cap with a tassel." 1978 July 16, The Kokomo Tribune:
   • "Her long white hair was stuffed haphazardly into a dunsel cap..." 2011, Joani Lacy, Hollister House: The Banyan Tree Awakens, page 83:
   • In the school yard he saw his grammar-school self in dunsel cap and leather boots... 2013, Thomas Berger, Reinhart in Love: A Novel (Open Road Media), pages not numbered
   • "[The suspect was] described as black, 17-20 years old and wearing a dunsel cap and black plaid jacket..." 1975 December 18, The Cincinnati Enquirer:

Forms

Synonyms

watch cap · knit cap