Rastacap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rastacap is a noun meaning A round, knit or crocheted cap associated with Rastafaris who have dreadlocks.
Meaning
A round, knit or crocheted cap associated with Rastafaris who have dreadlocks.
Example Sentences
Jake's was black and depicted Bob Marley smoking a bong while wearing a red, green, and yellow rastacap.
Sam rummaged through her bag for the Bob Marley rastacap she'd also picked up that afternoon, all on Jackson's tab.
His body was emaciated, an effect he usually amplified with a rastacap mounted on his dreadlocks, which made his head look like a giant wasp's bottom. Not today, though. Today, Kero wore his dreadlocks au naturel.
A rastacap (§23.11) is a round knit cap often worn by Rastafarians with dreadlocks. I use it here as a mark of religious commitment comparable to the ṭaylasān, a garment draped over the head to indicate dedication to religious scholarship.
Word Forms
- rastacaps
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dreads, dreadlocks, rasta, kofia, rabanna, groundation.
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