Monmouth cap

noun

A round knitted woollen cap associated with the town of Monmouth in South East Wales.

Meanings

Monmouth cap1

nounMonmouth cap (plural Monmouth caps)

plural Monmouth caps

  1. A round knitted woollen cap associated with the town of Monmouth in South East Wales.

Monmouth Cap2

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Grosmont community, north Monmouthshire, Wales, very close to the border with Herefordshire in England (OS grid ref SO3926).

Origin

From the name of a former inn, which was named after the Monmouth cap.

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APA

Monmouth cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monmouth%20cap

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“Monmouth cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monmouth%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monmouth cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monmouth%20cap.

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