pet

Definitions of pet
  1. noun
    a tight-fitting headdress
    synonyms: muts
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    bivakmuts
    a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
    cap, jockeypet
    a cap with a bill
    badmuts
    a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
    alpino, alpinopet, baret, pannekoek, pannenkoek
    a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
    bonnet
    a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
    fez
    a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
    kwartiermuts, soldatenmuts
    a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform
    kepie, sjako
    a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
    slaapmuts
    a cloth cap worn in bed
    kaboutermuts, pinnemuts, puntmuts
    a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel
    kalot
    rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
    filtreerdoek, stamijn, teems, zeefdoek
    a woolen cap of Scottish origin
    keppeltje
    a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
    type of:
    hoofddeksel, hoofdtooi, hoofdversiersel
    clothing for the head
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