A small cap or close-fitting head covering, often worn as part of traditional or ceremonial dress.
Formed from 'cap' plus the diminutive suffix -kin (meaning small), similar to how 'lambkin' means a small lamb.
The suffix -kin is wonderfully cute and old-fashioned—it's why we have napkin, lambkin, and capkin, all showing English's love of making things sound smaller and more charming!
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