dowd cap

noun

A woman's nightcap.

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Meanings

noundowd cap (plural dowd caps)

plural dowd caps

  1. obsoleteA woman's nightcap.

    […] an old woman, whose grizzled locks had escaped from under her dowd cap […]

    1881, William Carleton, The Works of William Carleton, page 178
    1 more example

    […] her dowd cap was replaced by one of the finest muslin, quilled to the front, terminating in a peak, and starched to a formidable degree of stiffness.

    1896, Michael Banim, The Ghost-hunter and His Family, page 49
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APA

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MLA

“dowd cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowd%20cap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dowd cap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowd%20cap.

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