kapp

plural kapps · alternative cap

1. A headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian traditions (especially Mennonites and Amish) for religious reasons.

   All three of the women were older with gray hair beneath white kapps. The Mennonite[…]

   2021 December 28, Patricia Johns, Blended Amish Blessings, Harlequin, →ISBN

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   “It is a prayer kapp. Amish women cover their heads when they pray.” “But you wear it all the time?” “This is true. We are always ready to pray when our head is covered.” “I pray but perhaps not often enough,” Sarah admitted.

   2018 April 1, Debby Giusti, Amish Rescue: Faith in the Face of Crime, Harlequin, →ISBN