Czapka is a Polish generic word for a cap. However, it is perhaps best known to English speakers as a word for the 19th century Polish cavalry headgear, consisting of a high, four-pointed hat with regiment insignia on the front. Sometimes feathers or rosettes were added to it. The initialism CAP, when used by itself, can refer to: the Canadian Action Party the Civil Air Patrol Combat Air Patrol College of American Pathologists Common Agricultural Policy Central Arizona Project Aqueduct Central Atlanta Progress Carrierless Amplitude Phase Modulation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ...