Redcap vs Recap - What's the difference?
redcap | recap |
(British) A member of the a unit in the British army.
(US) A porter in a US railway station. [Etymology: On Labor Day, 1890, John Williams,http://books.google.com/books?ei=V1bcTpm-O-Lq0QHEte3fAw&ct=result&hl=ja&id=WHzVAAAAMAAJ&dq=redcap+%22john+williams%22+%22grand+central%22&q=%22labor+day+1890#search_anchor an African-American railway porter, tied a red ribbon to his black uniform cap to stand out from the crowd at Grand Central Terminal. The strategy was so successful that it was soon adopted by others in the profession, leading to the synecdochic use of redcap as a term for all railway porters.http://books.google.com/books?id=8RPgI6EhRvwC&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=labor+day+1890+redcap&source=bl&ots=J6v2CDobyh&sig=wBsckjrusteNyAs1WDPzM3czCD4&hl=ja&ei=wlbcTvySOYXx0gHJstAe&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false]
(British, archaic) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis ).
(British, folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp
* 1876: Porter & Coates (pub.) ,
* 1890: Joseph Jacobs,
* 2002: Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute: The Bitterbynde [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0446610801&id=htuFPpu6NoEC&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=redcap+goblin&sig=uM3txbLAAyZm8Ukii0ma_9wzsKM&hl=en]
A breed of poultry. See red cap.
To seal (something) again with a cap.
To recapitulate.
As nouns the difference between redcap and recap
is that redcap is (british) a member of the a unit in the british army while recap is a recapitulation.As a verb recap is
to seal (something) again with a cap or recap can be to recapitulate.redcap
English
Alternative forms
* red cap * red-capNoun
(en noun)Reliques of Ancient English Poetry
- Lord Soulis he sat in Hermitage Castle,
- And beside him Old Redcap sly; --
- "Now, tell me, thou sprite, who are meikle of might,
- The death that I must die?"
English Fairy Tales
- "What's a Brownie?" you say. Oh, it's a kind of a sort of a Bogle, but it isn't so cruel as a Redcap'! What! you don't know what's a Bogle or a ' Redcap !
- ...the goblin had aroused the mercenary's ire. This seemed to bring out a formidable and hitherto unrecognized talent in the taciturn young man.
- "Why cam' ye by my door?" The redcap brandished his pikestaff menacingly.
- Redcap - A malevolent goblin easily distinguishable by their namesake red cap, fiery red eyes, claws and iron boots. They often appear as little old men, but can run very fast despite the boots. They reside in castles and watchtowers along the English-Scottish border, but will move their residence to avoid detection. They have sharp eagle’s talons which they use for weapons, but can easily be repelled simply by reading holy verse. [http://www.vf11.com/legendsofvalhal/legendsofvalhal-post-814.html]
