cap-flap

noun

One of the earflaps of a cap.

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Meanings

nouncap-flap (plural cap-flaps)

plural cap-flaps

  1. One of the earflaps of a cap.

    Also, it occurred to her that the coat-collar and the cap-flaps hid more of him than ever.

    1903 May 11, The Wellington Times, NSW, page 4, column 3
    1 more example

    Hamre's ears, muffled by the cap-flaps and ear-phones, soon got used to the noise. He leaned his face over the fuselage[.]

    1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 101
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APA

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“cap-flap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cap-flap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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