cloth cap
collocation in Englishmeaningsofclothandcap
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cloth
noun
uk/klɒθ/us/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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cap
noun[C]
uk/kæp/us/kæp/
a soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, often worn as part of ...
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(Definition ofclothandcapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Sadly our image just hasn't been updated: we are still aclothcapand muffler set up.
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The mining industry has, unfortunately, retained itsclothcapimage.
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If one says one wants the freedom of wearing aclothcap, one cannot have it.
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Perhaps it was because of theclothcapimage.
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He is a facsimile of economic man, dressed in dungarees and with aclothcap.
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Theclothcapimage is gradually disappearing as the new coalfield come into operation.
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We are no longer aclothcapand muffler community interested only in running dogs and racing pigeons, although we still have these.
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Some think that greyhound racing is still aclothcapentertainment.
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I have a photograph of him from a local newspaper, and in it he appears somewhat sartorially inelegant wearing aclothcap.
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Is he to wear aclothcapas well?
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We must realise we are no longer in the period of the capitalist boss and theclothcapworker.
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I personally have never worn aclothcapor, indeed, a bowler hat.
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I must admit that until five years ago aclothcapon my head was good enough for me.
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Does he realise that that is the only way to put the days of theclothcapbehind us?
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Outside, he wore aclothcap.
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Ourclothcapimage must be shed.
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The demise of the symbolicclothcapof the worker implies the advent of the equally symbolic bowler hat for the politician who strove for that demise.
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