mutch

American

[muhch] / mʌtʃ /

noun

British Dialect.

a close-fitting linen or muslin cap, as worn by elderly women or babies.

mutch ¹ British

/ mʌtʃ /

verb

(tr) to cadge; beg
(intr) another word for mitch

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mutch ² British

/ mʌtʃ /

noun

a close-fitting linen cap formerly worn by women and children in Scotland

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Etymology

Origin of mutch

1425–75; late Middle English (dial.) much < Middle Dutch mutse; cognate with German Mütze cap. See amice ²

Example Sentences

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Alison Mutch, senior coroner for south Manchester, concluded the letter had a "very significant impact" on her.

From BBC

"The method used for communication of the decision was also not appropriate given her known vulnerabilities," Mutch wrote in the report.

From BBC

Fergus Mutch, former SNP head of communications, said the “tactical genius” of Salmond lay in his ability to get the most of the people around him.

From BBC

"I was very surprised, and then excited, when I saw that increasing ZIP7 expression almost completely prevented the buildup of those ubiquitin-tagged proteins," Mutch said.

From Science Daily

Mutch determined that ZIP7 was critical in supplying zinc to Rpn11, enabling it to trim the tags that label defective proteins so that they fit into the structure that actually breaks them down.

From Science Daily

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