hood-cap
(ˈhʊdkæp)
[f. hood n.1 + cap n.]
1. A close cap or bonnet covering the sides of the face, worn by women in the early part of the 16th c.
1842 A. Strickland Queens Eng. IV. 116 The oil painting [of Katherine of Arragon] at Versailles... The hood cap of five corners is bordered with rich gems. |
2. The hooded or bladder-nosed seal, Cystophora cristata; so called from having a piece of loose skin over its head, which it inflates when menaced.
1864 in Webster. |