Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > White Caps (1891).

 White Caps.White-coat (A). 
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
White Caps (1891).
 
A party in North America opposed to the strict Sabbatarian observance. So called because they wear high white caps. First heard of at Oakwaville, Illinois.   1
 


 White Caps.White-coat (A). 

 
Loading
Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.
Shakespeare · Bible · Saints · Anatomy · Harvard Classics · Lit. History · Quotations · Poetry
© 1993–2013 Bartleby.com · [Top 150]