crown capn.
/kraʊn ˈkap/, U.S. /ˌkraʊn ˈkæp/ 1. A brimless, close-fitting hat. Cf. skull-cap n. 1a. rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > close-fitting
houvec1000
crown cap1529
calotte16..
skull-cap1682
1529 Proclam. Henry VIII 3 Nov. (single sheet) No suche hat to be solde aboue the some of tenne pence and no such syngle crowne cappe nor syngle nyght cappe to be solde aboue the some of .vi. pence.
1792 C. Palmer It is, & it is not Novel I. viii. 88 Her partner, however, admired her head-dress (I suppose it was new to him); I told you it was the Crown Cap!
1992 Skiing Feb. 138/3 Dashikis and Boubor dresses, crown caps and Kuffi hats.
2. Dentistry. Originally: †the outer layer of the natural crown (crown n. 29a) of a tooth (obsolete). In later use: an artificial crown for a tooth; = crown n. 29b.
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the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > a restoration > crown
crown1781
pivot tooth1842
crown cap1876
jacket crown1891
post crown1905
three-quarter veneer1924
veneer crown1927
veneer1930
1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 536 The free end of this bulb..becomes capped by dentine, which forms on it from without inwards this crown cap being formed.
1883 J. Taft Pract. Treat. Operative Dentistry (ed. 4) 371 Another method is..to put the ring or band, without its crown cap, firmly on the root, and fill completely with the plastic filling.
1921 J. H. Prothero Prosthetic Dentistry (ed. 3) xxvii. 695 The crown cap is now partially filled with the cement, a little smeared on the dowel and the crown is quickly pressed into position on the root.
1980 S. Keiser-Nielsen Person Identification by Means of Teeth iii. 42 Prefabricated crown caps in gold or in gold-plated aluminium are frequently seen on front teeth in the eastern Mediterranean area.
3. Originally U.S. A metal bottle top lined with cork or (now) plastic, secured by crimping around the edge.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > closure for a vessel, tube, etc. > lid > types of
pot-lid1404
paten-bred1501
buckler1674
Moor's head1677
screw top1697
sarpush1698
Moor-head1712
saucepan lid1801
screw cap1806
pan lid1841
capsule1858
shutter-front1887
crown cap1898
shutter-lid1901
kettle-lid1903
under-lid1907
1898 F. O. Woodland U.S. Patent 613,349 2/2 A mechanism for supplying crown-caps or bottle-stoppers to bottle-stoppering machines.
1928 Collier's 1 Sept. 47/1 Corks, bottle cappers, tubing, crown caps.
1970 M. A. Amerine & M. A. Joslyn Table Wines (ed. 2) xvii. 669 Recently most American and many European wineries have employed crown caps for the tirage bottling.
2011 M. Veseth Wine Wars xii. 156 I was served a bottle sealed with a crown cap.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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