baseball cap

noun

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

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Both stars wore casual outfits for the date, and each donned a black baseball cap to complete their looks. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026 Faé, in his casual white polo shirt and black baseball cap, raised his arms in triumph once Pépé scored and punched his fists in the air on the sideline. — CBS News, 25 June 2026 Frame’s collaboration with Ritz Paris has made baseball caps one of the chicest accessories in the city. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for baseball cap

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First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baseball cap was in 1865

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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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