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peaked cap
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synonyms: forage cap ???
tags: [britain] [fashion]
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Definition:a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments. It derives its name from its short visor (American English, known as a peak in British English), which was historically made of polished leather but increasingly is made of a synthetic substitute.under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
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a soldier in a peaked cap and blue overcoat, lit up by the fire, was kneeling beside it stirring its contents with a ramrod.
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: 14 (Book Fourteen)
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he didnt know what to make of me with his peak cap on that he always wore crooked as often as I settled it straight
James Joyce. Ulysses
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Putting his hand to the peak of his cap, he bowed to her and asked, Was there anything she wanted?
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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