Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cap or coif worn by women.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Scot. The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman.
Etymologies
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Examples
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She wore a muslin mutch, fine but not much different from those of the old wives in the cottages, with a broad black ribbon round it tied in a large bow on the top of her head; and her shoulders were enveloped in a warm tartan shawl pinned at the neck with a silver brooch.
Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago Margaret 1891
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Obediently Winsome went to her grandmother's bedroom and drew from under the bed the "mutch" box lined with pale green paper, patterned with faded pink roses.
The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887
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But of the elderly women who came there, not many had so far changed the fashion of their youth as to cover the white "mutch" with anything but a handkerchief in the summertime, or with a shawl, or with the hood of the mantle of scarlet or grey duffel, when the weather was cold.
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She also wore a close-fitting white cap, or "mutch," which was secured to her head by a broad, black ribbon.
The Eagle Cliff 1859
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"mutch," or close linen cap, and a lace or embroidered band across her forehead to hide the absence of hair.
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"mutch;" -- these articles completed Sally's costume, and were painted on Ruth's memory.
Ruth Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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A horse, they dont break down or run out of gas, or oil, and they dont flip and pin you near as mutch.
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I Still think it Resembles too mutch of Gladiator.
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I hope to add in duck hunting next year too mutch to put on the young dog this season focused on upland and all field work this year.
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A horse, they dont break down or run out of gas, or oil, and they dont flip and pin you near as mutch.
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