Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small skull-cap of iron worn by light-armed men, such as archers, in the middle ages. Also written
cappeline , chapeline.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
steel skullcap formerly worn by members of themilitary . - noun A kind of
cavalry helmet seen in the English Civil War.
Etymologies
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Examples
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At the Eaux Bonnes, our female attendant wore her red-peaked _capeline_ in the house, which had a singular effect, but was by no means pretty: indeed, the only impression it gives me is, that it is precisely the costume which seems to suit _a daunce o 'witches_; and cannot by possibility be softened into anything in the least pleasing to the eye.
Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Louisa Stuart Costello 1834
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She'll cut the capeline and resew it with trims to create a unique shape, or to affix a more decorative brim.
News-Gazette.com e.p. 2010
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She'll cut the capeline and resew it with trims to create a unique shape, or to affix a more decorative brim.
News-Gazette.com e.p. 2010
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Her winning hat, Sterling Silver Rose in Bloom, a woven capeline ribbon and straw hat that boasts a lavender-colored rose, is a crowning accomplishment.
unknown title 2009
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