Definition of Stocking cap

1. Noun. A close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel.

Exact synonyms: Ski Cap, Toboggan Cap
Generic synonyms: Cap

Definition of Stocking cap

1. Noun. A knitted woolen cap, often with a tassel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stocking Cap

stockily
stockin'
stockin's
stockiness
stockinesses
stockinet
stockinets
stockinette
stockinette stitch
stockinettes
stocking
stocking-feet
stocking-foot
stocking-stuffer
stocking-stuffers
stocking cap (current term)
stocking filler
stocking frame
stocking stuffer
stocking stuffers
stockinged
stockinger
stockingers
stockingfeet
stockingfoot
stockingful
stockinging
stockingless
stockingmaker
stockingmakers

Literary usage of Stocking cap

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sicily, the New Winter Resort: An Encyclopaedia of Sicily by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1907)
"Their caps are as peculiar, the three favourite varieties being a sort of coif, like those worn by Popes and Doges ; a black silk Stocking-cap, which costs ..."

2. Cycling by William Coutts Keppel Albemarle (1901)
"A long stocking cap, or sailor's cap, of knitted material is a very useful ... For campers, whether it be a hot summer's night or not, the stocking cap, ..."

3. Cycling by William Coutts Keppel Albemarle, George Lacy Hillier (1887)
"A long stocking cap, or sailor's cap, of knitted material is a very useful ... For campers, whether it be a hot summer night or not, the stocking cap, ..."

4. Construction Work for the Primary Grades by Edward Francis Worst (1920)
"Weaving a stocking cap In Fig. 30 is shown a working Drawing of a loom on which a child may make a full-sized stocking cap. It will not be possible for the ..."

5. Theme Pockets by Michelle Noble Barnett, Jill Norris, Caitlin Rabanera, Ann Switzer, Jo Ellen Moore, Jo Larsen (1999)
"Color the stocking cap using bright colors and cut it out. 2. Color and cut out the rabbit. 3. Position the cap and the rabbit on the background paper so ..."

6. The Amazing Interlude/the Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart (2000)
"Stewart and Anita were twelfth; a man in a green stocking-cap was eleventh. ... As she reached the track the man in the green stocking-cap was in sight. ..."

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