hennin

American  

[hen-in] / ˈhɛn ɪn /

noun

1. a conical or heart-shaped hat, sometimes extremely high, with a flowing veil or piece of starched linen about the crown, worn by women in the 15th century.

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Etymology

Origin of hennin

1850–55; < French, Middle French, perhaps < Middle Dutch henninck rooster, from a fancied resemblance of the hat to a rooster's comb

Example Sentences

Their head-dresses consisted of very large rolls, surmounted by a high conical bonnet called a hennin, the introduction of which into France was attributed to Queen Isabel of Bavaria, wife of Charles VI.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.

The correct angle of forty-five degrees changed into a right angle, the steeple hat, the hennin, came toppling down, and an embroidered bonnet, perched right on the back of the head, came into vogue.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

Wearing a hennin on her head, she was praying on bended knees before a stained-glass window.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave

No doubt ladies were just human in those days, and fussed and frittered over an inch or so of hennin, or a yard or two of train.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

Her softly rounded face looked absurdly childlike under the tall-crowned hennin, from which a wispy veil floated behind her as she moved.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series by Sabatini, Rafael