white·cap /ˈhwaɪtˌkæp, ˈwaɪt-/
白頭巾團員
White·cap n.
1. Zool. (a) The European redstart; -- so called from its white forehead. (b) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head. (c) The European tree sparrow.
2. A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.
3. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- White*cap, v. -- White*cap*per n.
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whitecap
n : a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and
appears white [syn: white horse]