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bluecap

bluecap

9.9
A small bird, mushroom, or spirit with a blue cap on its head
  • noun
  • /ˈbluːˌkæp/
  • UK
translation icon : cabeza azul
  • The bluecap is a small bird with distinctive blue plumage found in the region's forests.

Examples

  • The children were excited to spot a bluecap mushroom growing in their backyard.

  • In folklore, a bluecap is a mischievous spirit that guides travelers through the woods.

  • Others drifted behind the bluecap, but no one looked over his shoulder.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • He got his stuff, but I had to reach in because the bluecap pulled my tray from the ledge and walked off.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I didn't quite understand it, but one of the advantages of working in the kitchen was being able to pre-step the bluecaps and the guards and to eat regularly before the food went bad.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • There was a solid panel—no glass—above the serving window, so the bluecaps could have limited contact with us.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Colon, Busch, tower guards, bluecaps: all became exhibits to me of people with lower instinct, of people whose lives fed on a need to reduce and constrain.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

bluecap bird
vsbluecap
  • UK
6.8

A small bird with a bright blue patch on its head often seen in gardens

is broader and includes a blue capped mushroom and a folklore spirit

Compounds

bluecap bird
  • UK
6.8

A small bird with a bright blue patch on its head often seen in gardens

Surface Forms

bluecap singular
bluecaps plural

Morphology

bluecap = blue + cap (transparent) = blue + cap

A straightforward descriptive compound whose meaning ('having a blue cap/head') is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Bluecap is a simple compound of blue ('blue') and cap ('hat' or 'top'). It was used for small things with a blue head—a bird, a mushroom, or a little spirit—so the name helps you picture them as wearing a 'blue cap'.