Coonskin Cap (Noun)
Meaning
A raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The frontiersman proudly wore his coonskin cap as he trekked through the wilderness.
- Daniel Boone was often depicted wearing a coonskin cap in illustrations and paintings.
- The coonskin cap was a staple of the mountain man's wardrobe in the early American frontier.
- The boy's eyes widened as he tried on the coonskin cap at the historical reenactment event.
- The coonskin cap with its distinctive tail hanging down the back was a symbol of the rugged outdoorsman.