noun
- A close-fitting cap or bonnet, especially one worn by women or children.
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English; archaic or dialectal
Examples
- The elderly woman wore a white mutch tied under her chin.
- In old Scottish portraits, children are often depicted wearing a mutch.
- She adjusted her mutch before stepping out into the cold wind.
- The mutch was a common head covering for working women in rural areas.