1. Plural of mutch; a close-fitting cap or bonnet, especially one worn by women or children.
Usage: chiefly Scottish or archaic; also spelled 'mutch' in singular form

Examples

• The elderly women wore their traditional mutches to the village gathering.
• In old Scottish portraits, children are often depicted wearing mutches.
• She collected antique mutches from the 19th century.
• The museum displayed several fine linen mutches from the colonial period.