peaked cap
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- noun
- UK
:
gorro de plato
- A camp bed on which lie a gun belt and an officer's peaked cap.
- uniform with a peaked cap
- wears a peaked cap
Examples
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He put on his wire glasses and a little peaked cap with a red star above the brim.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mum smiled shyly up at Father, and Father, in his Merchant Marine uniform with the peaked cap and shiny brass buttons, grinned wickedly at the camera over Mum's head.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pushkin took off his peaked cap.
Fiction book (1999) -
It was white and silver and came with a peaked cap.
Fiction book (1991) -
She also put on her riding boots and a peaked cap.
Fiction book (1995) -
Just as serious are the twin border agents in peaked caps who enter the compartment, stare at our passports, look at us, and stare some more as if attempting to see secrets hidden behind our photos.
Fiction book (2002) -
When I did my garden chores, I put on my Minute Man peaked cap, tucked my trousers into my shoes, and buttoned the sleeves and collar of my shirt.
Fiction book (1990) -
The officer wears a black uniform with a peaked cap.
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A doorman stands outside it, a tall, elegant figure in a peaked cap and blue blazer.
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The military's top brass, decked out in summer dress uniforms and enormous peaked caps, were determined to put on a show for their new commander in chief.
Synonyms
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A cap with a flat top and a short front brim worn with some military uniforms
A flat round hat with a visor that people wear with a military or official uniform
A cap with a flat round top and a short visor worn on boats
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines the adjective 'peaked' (having a projecting peak) with 'cap', so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a cap that has a peak or projecting visor. This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition common across languages and follows standard English patterns, making the meaning directly derivable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Peaked cap may come from the hat's front peak, a small 'visor' that sticks out over the eyes like a little roof. That's why peaked cap now means the flat-topped cap with a projecting front often worn as part of a 'uniform'.