bathing cap

Also found in: Thesaurus.

bath·ing cap

(bā′thĭng)

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

bathing cap

(ˈbeɪðɪŋ)

(Clothing & Fashion) a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bath′ing cap`

(ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ)
n.

a tight-fitting cap of rubber or the like worn to keep the hair dry while swimming.

[1865–70]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

bathing cap - a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming

swimming cap

cap - a tight-fitting headdress

Translations

bathing cap

n → cuffia da bagno

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

b) No vehicles carrying water pollutants c) Swimmers must wear armbands and a bathing cap.

We're a Brit confused when driving abroad

They must also wear a bathing cap, to keep all of the hair out of their faces.

Why everyone needs to start swimming

To my horror, I have seen many clients who wear it as a bathing cap," says Neha from Nagaland.

' If you want more than just massage, then call me'

I am thinking of his private bathing cap, which in all honesty wasn't much different than the one any jerk might buy at a corner drugstore now

Streep, Fey among readers at poetry gala

To reduce the risk of swimmer's ear: Keep your ears as dry as possible Use a bathing cap, ear plugs, or custom-fitted swim molds when swimming.

Swimmer's ear is an infection of the ear canal

Do keep your ears as dry as possible: Use a bathing cap, ear plugs, or custom-fitted swim molds when swimming.

You swam! And now you have swimmer's ear

A homemade gas mask (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,773504,00.html) described by Time Magazine in 1942 required the procurement of a "bathing cap, a small tin can, the transparent cover from a powder-puff box, a bit of wire net (from fly swatters), two handkerchiefs, elastic ribbon, adhesive tape, and (from the drugstore) a few ounces of activated coconut charcoal and soda lime."

Turkey Protestors Using Soda Bottles, Rags, Even Bras To Ward Off Tear Gas [PHOTOS]

Next we enter a surreal world of synchronised swimming in Eggbeaters & Oysters, where performer Abigail Moffatt pulls off three facets of dedicated formation fans, donning a fixed smile and pink bathing cap.

Review

Other local authorities have not been so forward-thinking, and have sacrificed their free swimming schemes at the drop of a bathing cap, simply because it's so convenient to do so.

Wirral doesn't need another fiasco

So, while acceleration of 9.2 seconds to 60mph won't turn your spleen into a bathing cap, there is still plenty of fun to be had in the bends.

Name that tuned-up Clio in one

She's undermining my authority and that's not a good thing foraman in my position, which is to say wearing regulation lyrca-mix racing briefs, nose clips and bathing cap.

modern morals; An alternative look at 21st Century life

Saddest sight was Jade Goody on holiday with her boys having to wear a bathing cap because she is undergoing chemotherapy.