单词 | quaker cap |
释义 | > as lemmasQuaker cap Quaker cap n. A soft, close-fitting, woman's cap of a type characteristically worn by members of the Society of Friends. ΚΠ 1822 M. Edgeworth Let. 16 Mar. (1971) 373 Enter Mrs. Fry in drab colored silk cloak and plain borderless quaker cap. 1856 M. J. Holmes Homestead iv. viii. 220 Grandma, in rich black silk and plain Quaker cap, was hovering near her favorite child. 1907 Fresno (Calif.) Morning Republican 19 Dec. 6/2 A demure Quakeress whose sweet face and pretty silvery tresses beneath the Quaker cap proclaimed her one of the clubs most cherished members. 2002 C. Mattingly Appropriate[Ing] Dress i. 32 A young man..uses her Quaker bonnet to make her acquaintance, bowing and asking for a Quaker cap because he has promised one to his sister. < as lemmas |
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