capeline
Americannoun
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Armor. an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.
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Heraldry. a representation of a hood, sometimes used as a mantling.
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; see cap 1) + -ina -ine 1
Example Sentences
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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
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