baseball cap

noun

: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

Examples of baseball cap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An older man with gray and white hair stands close by in a baseball cap watching the melee and does not intervene. Ryley Ober, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 One man tried to give the younger Kennedy two baseball caps for Philly sports teams. Michael Gold, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baseball cap 

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baseball cap was in 1865

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“Baseball cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball%20cap. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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baseball cap

noun
: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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