service cap

English

Noun

service cap (plural service caps)

  1. (military) A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full dress uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn.

Usage notes
  • In the United States Army, the service cap is round, about 3½ inches high, and flat-topped, with a visor, while the service hat is of soft khaki felt, with a broad brim and high crown, creased down the middle.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for service cap in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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