mobcap
[
mob
-kap]
/ˈmɒbˌkæp/
noun
1.
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
Origin
1785-95;
perhaps
mob
slattern (itself perhaps variant of
Mab
for
Mabel
) +
cap
1
British Dictionary definitions for
mobcap
mobcap
/
ˈmɒbˌkæp
/
noun
1.
a woman's large cotton cap with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn esp during the 18th century
Often shortened to
mob
Word Origin
C18: from obsolete
mob
woman, esp a loose-living woman, +
cap