bathing cap

[ bey-thing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a tight-fitting elastic cap, usually of rubber, worn to keep the hair dry while swimming and bathing.

bathing cap

/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

First recorded in 1865–70

In case the health demands the shower-bath, the hair should be protected by a bathing cap.

Amy made a face at him, settled her bathing cap more firmly, and looked at Jessie.

Miss Elting already was dressed in her blue bathing costume, her hair tucked under her red rubber bathing cap.

Jennie, giving me only the tail of her glance, turned to her choice of a bathing-cap again—the yellow one or the green one.

Over it he pulled a rubber cap, like a bathing cap with a hole cut in the top.

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