Meanings
Monmouth cap1
plural Monmouth caps
- A round knitted woollen cap associated with the town of Monmouth in South East Wales.
Monmouth Cap2
- 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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Monmouth cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monmouth%20cap
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