capeline
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From French capeline, from Latin cappella.
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Noun[edit]
capeline (plural capelines)
- (historical) A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military.
- (historical) A kind of cavalry helmet seen in the English Civil War.
- (historical) A light woollen hood worn by ladies going out to an evening party.
- A cap-shaped bandage for the head or for the stump of an amputated limb.
Synonyms[edit]
- (cavalry helmet): lobster-tail pot
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Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
capeline f (plural capelines)
Further reading[edit]
- “capeline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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