Navigation
Home
Resources
Irregular verbs quizzes English conjugator English-French dictionary French dictionary English dictionary Monolingual dictionaries Scores by institution Free sample tests FAQ Pricing Tourism training Blog Videos
Login Sign up
Blog
Videos
Pricing
FR EN

dust cap

noun

dust cap

noun
1

Something worn to protect one from dust; a cover placed over something to keep off dust.

  • Ellen brought him one of her dust-caps, and went into contortions of mirth, which she found it impossible to control, when she saw him put it on before the mirror as grotesquely as he could.1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.