cloth-cap
[ klawth-kap, kloth- ]
/ ˈklɔθˌkæp, ˈklɒθ- /
adjective British.
pertaining to or characteristic of the working class.
Origin of cloth-cap
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby cloth-cap
cloth,
cloth cap,
cloth of gold,
cloth roll,
cloth yard,
cloth-cap,
cloth-eared,
cloth-of-gold,
clothbound,
clothe,
clothes
British Dictionary definitions for cloth cap
cloth cap
noun British
Also called: flat cap
a flat woollen cap with a stiff peak
informal
- a symbol of working-class ethos or origin
- (as modifier)cloth-cap attitudes