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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.
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[[Category:Headgear]]
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[[es:Gorra]]
[[eo:Ĉapo]]
[[fr:Casquette]]
[[it:Cap (sovrano)]]
[[nl:Pet (hoofddeksel)]]
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[[pl:Czapka]]
[[pt:Boné]]
[[qu:P'acha chuku]]
[[sl:Čepica]]
[[sv:Keps]]
[[vi:Mũ lưỡi trai]]