单词 | breton cap |
释义 | > as lemmasBreton cap Breton cap n. (a) (originally) a wide, white linen bonnet traditionally worn by Breton women, having two long side-pieces and often elaborate folds; (b) (now usually) a peaked cap of a type worn by Breton fishermen. ΚΠ 1833 Cambrian & Caledonian Q. Mag. 5 59 The Breton cap has long broad lappets hanging down on each side to the shoulders, and which are sometimes pinned up to the crown of the head. 1910 Van Wert (Ohio) Daily Bull. 1 Nov. 1/2 Simon, the little Frenchman whose blue Breton cap just topped the wings of Bleriot No. 24 [sc. an aeroplane]. 1932 G. E. King Memories Southern Woman of Lett. xvii. 299 A bonne in black, with a Breton cap, now became master of ceremonies. 2007 D. Leitch Autobiogr. of Donovan 25 I..lay on the sand, rolled up my jeans, put my Breton cap over my face, and sunbathed. < as lemmas |
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