watermelon cap
English
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào).
Noun
watermelon cap (plural watermelon caps)
- A kind of skullcap from China that resembles the rind of half a watermelon, made of six pieces of fabric woven together and a knot on the top, commonly worn by men during the Qing dynasty.
Quotations
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Translations
a kind of skullcap
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