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A hat or other covering for the head. The French name, formerly partly naturalized; now chiefly in Heraldry.
cap of maintenance: (a) see maintenance, n.; (b) A cap borne as one of the insignia of office before the sovereign of England at the coronation…
cap of maintenance: (a) see maintenance, n.; (b) A cap borne as one of the insignia of office before the sovereign of England at the coronation…