A draggled muslin cap on his head and a dirty gunny-sack about his slim hips proclaimed him cook of the decidedly dirty ship's galley in which I found myself.

As early as 1810, a "worked muslin cap ... done in tambour stitch by a steam-engine" was on the market, and machine-made netting was in general use as a background by the 1820s.

She went through to the cloakroom and found her white uniform laid out for her; there was a frilled muslin cap too.

The fishwives wore distinctive costumes of blue duffle coats covering layers of colourful striped petticoats with a muslin cap or other similar headdress.

Her hair, which was fair and soft, was partially hidden under a white muslin cap, and as she walked with a brisk step across the room, she looked neither to right nor left, appeared to move as in a dream.

Matron was a small wiry woman with dark hair which should have been grey upon which was perched an elaborate muslin cap.

If ever there was a night when she could sit down and put her feet up for an hour, she would eat her very attractive frilled muslin cap!

She had changed into her new white uniform and made up a muslin cap, and so attired went quickly down to the hall, rather uncertain as to where she was to go.

She eyed Julia, placidly making up a muslin cap, with a thoughtful look.

Being a man he looked down with considerable pleasure, for Josette in her neat kirtle and well-fitting bodice, her frilled muslin cap perched coquettishly on her chestnut curls, was exceedingly pleasant to look on.