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hennin
[ hen-in ]
/ ˈhɛn ɪn /
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noun
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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Also called steeple headdress.
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
Words nearby hennin
Henley-on-Thames, henna, Hennepin, hennery, hen night, hennin, Henoch, hen of the woods, henotheism, hen party, henpeck
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