mobcap Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women

WordNet

Mob"cap` noun
Etymology
D. mop-muts; OD. mop a woman's coif + D. muts cap.
Definitions
  1. A plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the same material as the cap itself. Thackeray.

Webster 1913