Mobcap

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mobcap \Mob"cap`\, n. [D. mop-muts; OD. mop a woman's coif + D.
     muts cap.]
     A plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one
     tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the
     same material as the cap itself. --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mobcap
       n : large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn
           indoors by women