forage cap
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
forage cap (plural forage caps)
- Any of various originally military caps intended for undress or working use.
- 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 199:
- Changing his forage cap for a soft hat, and selecting a stick from a miscellaneous collection in a corner, he prepared to retrace his steps.
- 1903, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Gerard[1], Chapter 4:
- As to my dress, I covered my Hussar uniform with a long cloak, and I put a grey forage cap upon my head.
- 1994, Claire Tomalin, Mrs Jordan's Profession, Penguin, published 2012, page 45:
- [C]arpenters and scene painters, in their blouses and forage caps, moved about taking instructions, actors stood gossiping and going through their cues.
Translations[edit]
a military cap intended for field use
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