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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1683
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Cap, n.1 Also: kap; cape, caipe, kep, kepp, kaip. [e.m.E. cap(p, ME. cappe, OE. cæppe, cappa.]
1. A cap for the head.See also hunting, nicht, riding cap.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1045.
Speir at ȝour doctour of diuinitie, With his reid cap a1500 Ib. 1054.
Be ȝone reid cap I ken The taill is trew a1500 Id. Test. Cr. 271.
Befor Cupide veiling his cap alyte, [he] Speiris the caus of that vocatioun 1526 Treasurer's Accounts V. 274.
Thre fyne cappis fedderat and rubanit as efferit, be the Kingis grace himself 15.. Christis K. (B).
With bowgaris of barnis thay beft blew kappis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2348.
With oritioun or offerand, Kneland with cap in to thare hand c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 84.
The glaidest man was gayest for to se, With scarlet cap 1557 Inverness Rec. I. ii.
Saiand … scho wes yet with the dewyllis kap on hyr hed on hycht of the Kirk of Elgyn1558-66 Knox I. 227.
The … Scottishmen putt on thare cappes, thare hoodis [etc.] a1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS xxii. 19.
The preistis thocht that thai did weill Quhone that thai … Vsit round cappis and gownis to thair heill 1628 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XXVIII. 443.
They can not muster befoir vour L. with thair trewis & blew cappis(b) 1643 Acts VI. 43/2.
That the horsemen be airmed with pistollis, bread swordis, and steill capes (c)1680 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 23 July.
A stand of new seirg cloaths with a gunne and one new kep1683 Dunferm. Hammermen 243.
Having cut up the mortcloth and made keps of it1683 Lanark B. Rec. 218.
To ansuer for ther cutting … ane velvet mortcloath … to make kepps therof(d)1540 Lynd. Sat. 4555 (B).
I haif heir … Ane nobill kaip [Ch. cap] imperiell … For princely and imperiall fulis
b. Attrib. with band.1606 Acts IV. 298/1.
Ane cape band of gold
2. A cap for a torch.1498–9 Acts Lords of Council II. 297.
Twa torches, … twa cappis of torches 1502–3 Treasurer's Accounts II. 248.
For iiij cappes to torches for the Freris of Strivelin
