Flat cap

[[File:Jason at golf.jpg|thumb|right|Woollen flat cap worn by the British actor [[Jason Isaacs]] (2005)]]

[[File:Jason at golf.jpg|thumb|right|Woollen flat cap worn by the British actor [[Jason Isaacs]] (2005)]]

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A '''flat cap''' is a rounded [[cap]] with a small stiff brim in front, originating in [[Northern England]]. The hat is also known in [[Ireland]] as a '''paddy cap'''; in [[Scotland]] as a '''bunnet or Galen's cap'''; in [[Wales]] as a '''Dai cap'''; and in the [[United States]] as an '''English cap''' or '''Irish cap'''. Various other terms exist (scally cap,{{Cite web |title=Scally Origins {{!}} Boston Scally Co. {{!}} Caps & Hoodies |url=https://www.bostonscally.com/pages/origins-scally |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Boston Scally |language=en}} cabbie cap, driver cap, golf cap,[https://blog.tenthstreethats.com/posts/golf-hat# 7 Gotta-Have Golf Hats for Tee Time]. Retrieved June 10, 2023 longshoreman cap, ivy cap, jeff cap,{{Cite web |title=jeff cap, n. meanings, etymology and more {{!}} Oxford English Dictionary |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/jeff-cap_n |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007172023/https://www.oed.com/dictionary/jeff-cap_n |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.oed.com |language=en |url-status=live }} train engineer cap and sixpence amongst others). Flat caps are usually made of [[Tweed (cloth)|tweed]], [[wool]] or [[cotton]], while some are made using [[leather]], [[linen]] or [[corduroy]]. The inside of the cap is commonly lined for comfort and warmth.{{Cite web |title=Factories, Farms and Financial Success - A history of the Flat Cap |url=https://www.sirgordonbennett.com/gordons-bugle/history-of-flat-cap/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Sir Gordon Bennett |language=en-GB}}

[[cap]] with a small stiff brim in front, originating in [[Northern England]]. The hat is also known in [[Ireland]] as a '''paddy cap'''; in [[Scotland]] as a '''bunnet or Galen's cap'''; in [[Wales]] as a '''Dai cap'''; and in the [[United States]] as an '''English cap''' or '''Irish cap'''. Various other terms exist (scally cap,{{Cite web |title=Scally Origins {{!}} Boston Scally Co. {{!}} Caps & Hoodies |url=https://www.bostonscally.com/pages/origins-scally |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Boston Scally |language=en}} cabbie cap, driver cap, golf cap,[https://blog.tenthstreethats.com/posts/golf-hat# 7 Gotta-Have Golf Hats for Tee Time]. Retrieved June 10, 2023 longshoreman cap, ivy cap, jeff cap,{{Cite web |title=jeff cap, n. meanings, etymology and more {{!}} Oxford English Dictionary |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/jeff-cap_n |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007172023/https://www.oed.com/dictionary/jeff-cap_n |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.oed.com |language=en |url-status=live }} train engineer cap and sixpence amongst others). Flat caps are usually made of [[Tweed (cloth)|tweed]], [[wool]] or [[cotton]], while some are made using [[leather]], [[linen]] or [[corduroy]]. The inside of the cap is commonly lined for comfort and warmth.{{Cite web |title=Factories, Farms and Financial Success - A history of the Flat Cap |url=https://www.sirgordonbennett.com/gordons-bugle/history-of-flat-cap/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Sir Gordon Bennett |language=en-GB}}

==History==

==History==