considering cap

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Well, now, sir, I did hear," replied Mrs. Duff, putting on her considering cap again, "it were some religious place, sir, that's talked of a good deal in the Bible.

From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

Rose resolved he should speak, took off her considering cap, and went to bed.

From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

So Mr. Madgin was left alone with what he called his "considering cap."

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 by Wood, Charles W.

"I am only a considering cap; you are the brain," said Camusot.

From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de

Then he climbed back to the bench and sat himself down, and put on his considering cap to pass sentence.

From Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations by Dulac, Edmund