mutch

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Her grey petticoat exhibited her bare feet; her short upper gown, that graceful and picturesque attire of the Scottish peasantry, was thrown carelessly over her shoulders; her mutch was put on awry, and from under its immense border her face appeared, as white almost as the cap itself.

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  1. A cap or coif worn by women. [Scots.] On the top of her head Is a mutch, and on that A shocking bad hat. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 52.

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  • My apulagies in in udvance 4 ene speling mustakes poida, i hoop dey dont upset u 2 mutch —  TPN :: GDay World
  • I know it's not mutch but still if you look in a bin theres a 25\% chance of gating a item
  • In any other case i'll buy a mutch less expensive pc (at least i'll be able to use itunes). —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • She also wore a close-fitting white cap, or "mutch," which was secured to her head by a broad, black ribbon. —  The Eagle Cliff
  • Her grey petticoat exhibited her bare feet; her short upper gown, that graceful and picturesque attire of the Scottish peasantry, was thrown carelessly over her shoulders; her mutch was put on awry, and from under its immense border her face appeared, as white almost as the cap itself. —  Olive A Novel
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  1. from Middle Dutch mutse, earlier almutse, amutse, Dutch muts = Old High German almuz, arumz, Middle High German mutze, Germanmütze, a cap, hood, from Middle Latin almutia, armutia: see amice.
 

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