capeline

American  

[kap-uh-leen, -lin] / ˈkæp əˌlin, -lɪn /

Or capelline

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of capeline

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

Example Sentences

In the next bed lay the singer, with fixed blue eyes and flushed cheeks and a capeline bandage round his head, carolling German songs in a high, monotonous voice.

From Non-combatants and Others by Macaulay, Rose, Dame