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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 white·cap /ˈhwaɪtˌkæp, ˈwaɪt-/
 白頭巾團員

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 whitecap
      n : a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and
          appears white [syn: white horse]