capeline

or cap·el·line

[ kap-uh-leen, -lin ]

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

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

Origin of capeline

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French <early Italian cappellina, equivalent to capell(o) (<Late Latin cappellus, derivative of cappa hood; see cap1) + -ina-ine1

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