A cap is an accessory used to protect the head from the sun . Thanks to its visor , it also protects the face and facilitates vision as it blocks the sun's rays. For example: “If you go to the beach, don't forget to bring your cap,” “The tennis player played with a red cap throughout the match,” “I took off my cap to enter the pool and then I couldn't find it.” .
Caps generally have some type of mechanism that allows their fit to be modified. This way, they can adapt to the size of the person's head . Certain models, in addition to the front wing (the visor), also have side wings.
In some outdoor sports , such as baseball , cricket , and tennis , it is common for players to wear a cap. Otherwise, they might have trouble seeing the ball if the sun shines on them.
The cap is also part of the uniform of some security forces. Members of the Argentine Federal Police , to cite one case, wear a cap that includes the nation 's coat of arms or the acronym PFA.
In some parts of the American continent, this particular piece of clothing is known as a cap , and there are probably many more ways to refer to it, some more informal than others. Although it is generally associated with children and young people, the cap can be worn by people of all ages, and is not exclusive to any particular sex.
In fact, in the hottest times we can see many different people wearing caps to protect themselves from heat stroke and sunlight, especially when doing sports activities, walking on the beach or simply strolling through the streets. To satisfy all tastes and needs, they are not only sold in different sizes but also in a wide range of colors and designs, without neglecting the variety in materials .
If we abstract ourselves for a moment from the appearance of the current most used cap internationally, we will understand that its history is very old. So much so that we find some of its first forms in ancient Egypt, where the headdress was used in its various versions, a garment that also covered the head and was complemented by the hairstyle in the case of women.
In the Persian and Roman empires, on the other hand, the Phrygian cap appeared, which was made of wool and shaped like a cone that ended in a point. Since it was worn by slaves regaining their freedom, it was later called the liberty cap . In ancient Greece, the use of a simple cap called pilleus , which was formed with a crown made of wool, became popular.
Throughout the centuries between the 15th and the 19th, items of clothing such as caps, veils and headdresses had an application that is no longer so common today: women had to wear them so that their hair would not be in disarray. view of men, beyond her husband.
The expression “passing the cap” , on the other hand, refers to the action that street artists carry out to raise money after a show. Many times, the artist uses a cap as a container to collect the bills and coins, approaching the spectators to collaborate. By extension, the show that takes place under this modality is usually named as “show a la cap” or “spectacle a la cap” .