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Depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected. Versions with enough of a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck. It is commonly used in alpine skiing and snowboarding.
The 1950s saw decorated caps come into vogue, and during the 1960s, colorful flower petal swim caps became popular. Men's long hair styles of the late 1960s and early 1970s gave rise to increased use of swim caps. Without swim cap requirements, wearing swim caps fell out of fashion during the 1970s.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the etymology is uncertain, but probably derives from the slang term "bean", meaning "head".In New Zealand and Australia, the term "beanie" is normally applied to a knit cap known as a toque in Canada and parts of the US, but also may apply to the kind of skull cap historically worn by surf lifesavers [1] and still worn during surf sports. [2]
One of Emma Weber's swim caps fell off during Sunday's 100-meter breaststroke preliminary race. 'Bob the Cap Catcher' becomes Olympic sensation after rescuing lost swim cap at bottom of pool ...
The pull-down knit cap that goes from the crown over the ears and around the neck, with a hole for the face, was known in the army of the British Empire as an Uhlan cap or Templar cap. [6] During the Crimean War , handmade pull-down caps were sent to the British troops to help protect them from the bitterly cold weather before or after the ...
After a pause in the competition, the man, who the Associated Press identified as a lifeguard, dove to the bottom of the nearly 10-foot pool and quickly grabbed the cap before surfacing.