‖ capuchon Obs.
[Fr.; augm. of capuche hood.]
A hood; a kind of head-dress.
| 1604 E. G. D'Acosta's Hist. Indies iv. xii. 245 An earthen vessell, like to..a capuchon or hoode. 1613 R. C. Table Alph. (ed. 3) Capuchon, a hoode or coule. 1834 J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 120 The capuchon, instead of being worn as a cowl, was sometimes twisted into a fanciful form and placed upon the top of the head like a modern toque. |