CAPELINE


Meaning of CAPELINE in English

/kap"euh leen', -lin/ , n.

1. Armor. an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.

2. Heraldry. a representation of a hood, sometimes used as a mantling.

Also, capelline .

[ 1425-75; late ME cappellina, equiv. to capell ( o ) ( cappellus, deriv. of cappa hood; see CAP 1 ) + -ina -INE 1 ]

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