Meaning of forage cap | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of various originally military caps intended for undress or working use.

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Examples

“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.”

“As to my dress, I covered my Hussar uniform with a long cloak, and I put a grey forage cap upon my head.”

“Rather should it be said that these ladies wore dress of military style, since there was nothing uniform about their outfits, one being in powder-blue with silver buttons and a forage-cap, the other in tan with gold buttons and the dinkiest of red-peaked kepis.”

“[C]arpenters and scene painters, in their blouses and forage caps, moved about taking instructions, actors stood gossiping and going through their cues.”

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