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Cap

This article is about the headgear. For other uses, see CAP.

A cap is a form of headgear. Caps have crowns that fit closer than hats and have no brim or only a visor. They are typically designed for warmth and, when including a visor, blocking the eyes from the sun.

Types of caps

Rendering of a baseball cap.

Ascot cap
Baseball cap
Beanie
Beret
Biretta
Cap of Maintenance
Coif
Combination cap (also known as service cap)
Do-rag
Dutch cap
Flat cap
Garrison cap
John Lennon cap
Kepi
Kippah (also known as yarmulke)
Newsboy cap
Nightcap
Shako
Tam
Tam o'shanter
Tubeteika
Tuque
Zucchetto
Stocking cap

External links

My Kingdom for a Crown: An Around-the-World History of the Skullcap and its Modern Socio-Political Significance, by Reverend Antonio Hernandez (pdf) -- a thorough history of the skullcap, with chapters on the yarmulke and the beanie among others.

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Types of caps

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