jockey cap


noun

a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.

Origin of jockey cap

First recorded in 1740–50

Example sentences from the Web for jockey cap

  • He wore a jockey-cap, one side of the peak of which was shaved off by a ball, close to his temple, yet did him no other injury.

  • Another favorite is a jockey-cap, made of the same cloth as that of the habit.

    The American Horsewoman |Elizabeth Karr
  • She reined in the colt, adjusted her jockey-cap, and pulled her dog-skin gauntlets further over her sleeves.

    Flint |Maud Wilder Goodwin
  • She wore a sort of jockey-cap, with a mannish air, on her thick twists of ruddy-gold hair.

    Footsteps of Fate |Louis Couperus

British Dictionary definitions for jockey cap

jockey cap

noun

a cap with a long peak projecting from the forehead