offcap en · VERB
Etymology
From off- + cap.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare) To take off the cap by way of obeisance or salutation.
Three Great-ones of the Cittie, (In perſonall ſuite to make me his Lieutenant) Off-capt to him
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| offcapped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| offcapped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| offcapping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| offcaps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| off-cap | alternative | lexicographic |