Cap 468323 224919741 2008-07-11T00:25:11Z Trueblue74 5391332 {{unref|article|date=February 2008}} {{otheruses4|the type of headgear||Cap (disambiguation)}} A '''cap''' is a form of [[headgear]]. Caps have crowns that fit closer than [[hat]]s and have no brim or only a [[visor]]. They are typically designed for warmth and, when including a visor, blocking sunlight from the eyes. ==Types of cap== [[Image:Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball cap.jpg|thumb|right|Rendering of a baseball cap.]] [[Image:Celtics cap.png|thumb|[[Boston Celtics]] cap manufactured by [[Adidas]]]] [[Image:Deutsche_Feldmütze.jpg|thumb|German Garrison cap of the "Bundesgrenzschutz" (BGS), the [[German Federal Police]]]] * [[Ascot cap]] * [[Baseball cap]] * [[Beanie]] * [[Beret]] * [[Biretta]] * [[Cap of Maintenance]] * [[Civil air patrol]] * [[Civil War cap]] (also known as rebel cap) * [[Coif]] * [[Combination cap]] (also known as service cap) * [[Cricket cap]] * [[Do-rag]] * [[Dutch cap]] * [[Engineer cap]] * [[Fiddler cap]] (also known as Dutch Boy) * [[Flat cap]] * [[Garrison cap]] * [[Glengarry]] * [[Greek fisherman's cap]] * [[Cap (sport)|International cap]] * [[John Lennon hat|John Lennon cap]] * [[Kepi (hat)|Kepi]] * [[Kippah]] (also known as yarmulke) * [[Kufi]] (also known as a kofia, African cap worn with a dashiki) * [[Muir cap]] * [[Newsboy cap]] * [[Nightcap (headgear)|Nightcap]] * [[Nurse cap]] * [[Patrol cap]] * [[Shako]] * [[Square academic cap]] * [[Tam (cap)|Tam]] * [[Tam o'shanter (hat)|Tam o'shanter]] * [[Taqiyah (cap)]], worn by Muslim males * [[Tubeteika]] * [[Tuque]] or Stocking cap * [[Welder's cap]] * [[Yachting cap]] * [[Zucchetto]] ==See also== * [[List of hats and headgear]] ==External links== * [http://www.hatsuk.com/skullcaps.pdf ''My Kingdom for a Crown: An Around-the-World History of the Skullcap and its Modern Socio-Political Significance''], by Reverend Antonio Hernandez (pdf) -- a thorough history of the [[skullcap]], with chapters on the [[yarmulke]] and the [[beanie]] among others. {{Clothing}} [[Category:Caps| ]] [[Category:Headgear]] [[de:Mütze]] [[es:Gorra]] [[eo:Ĉapo]] [[fr:Casquette]] [[it:Cap (sovrano)]] [[nl:Pet (hoofddeksel)]] [[no:Skyggelue]] [[pl:Czapka]] [[pt:Boné]] [[qu:P'acha chuku]] [[sl:Čepica]] [[sv:Keps]] [[vi:Mũ lưỡi trai]]