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English
Etymology
From corner + cap.
Noun
cornercap (plural cornercaps)
- (obsolete) A priest's or academic's hat.
- (obsolete) The chief ornament.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society.
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