shower cap
8
1.3
- noun
- /ˈʃaʊər kæp/
:
gorro de ducha
- To avoid getting her hair wet, she put on a shower cap before stepping into the shower.
- wear a shower cap
- put on a shower cap
- plastic shower cap
And because your hair is wet inside the shower cap, your head basically starts to steam.
- And because your hair is wet inside the shower cap, your head basically starts to steam.
- I didn't want to do it because I didn't want to wear a shower cap and, and not look pretty.
- I have been needing a new shower cap because the one that I'm currently using was sent to me.
- So in those showers where you're not washing your hair, you should wear a shower cap.
- I did a tip Tuesday showing you guys the little shower cap mask thing.
Examples
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Let me go get my shower cap.
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I have been needing a new shower cap because the one that I'm currently using was sent to me.
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I came back for my shower cap.
Fiction book (1993) -
And because your hair is wet inside the shower cap, your head basically starts to steam.
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Her hair was pinned up under an old green shower cap.
Fiction book (1990) -
Massage into hair and put a plastic shower cap on your head to retain heat and moisture.
Blog text (16) -
She reaches for her shower cap on the wall peg and slips it over her head.
Fiction book (2000) -
She feels the elastic of the shower cap biting into her forehead.
Fiction book (2000) -
I dared not expose my hair to the rain for fear that it would frizz, so I showed up at a girlfriend's Christmas party wearing a shower cap.
Blog text (6) -
After applying the conditioner, I wore a shower cap to keep my hair dry.
How Protective
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2.5
8
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'shower' (washing under a spray) + 'cap' (head covering): it denotes a cap used for showering to keep hair dry. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common compound pattern so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Shower cap comes from a simple picture: a waterproof cap you wear in the shower to keep your hair dry. So it means 'a tight cap worn while bathing to protect hair'.