school cap

noun

A soft, brimless, close-fitting hat featuring a short visor or peak at the front; historically made of wool or cloth and primarily by children; often feature school colors or an emblem.

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Meanings

nounschool cap (plural school caps)

plural school caps

  1. A soft, brimless, close-fitting hat featuring a short visor or peak at the front; historically made of wool or cloth and primarily by children; often feature school colors or an emblem.

    [of John Lennon:] inset, in 1945 in his school cap from Doverdale Primary in the Penny Lane neighborhood

    2020, The Editors of PEOPLE, “George”, in PEOPLE Celebrating Beatlemania, page 27
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APA

school cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20cap

MLA

“school cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20cap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “school cap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20cap.

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