watermelon cap

English

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào).

Noun

watermelon cap (plural watermelon caps)

1. 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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓜皮帽 (zh) (guāpímào), 西瓜帽 (zh) (xīguāmào)