- Chaperoon
- CHAPERON (Chaperoon)A French hood worn by both sexes, but exclusively used to denote the ladies' head dress; temp. Elizabeth and James I (see pood)
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
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Chaperon (headgear) — Portrait presumed to be of Giovanni Arnolfini by Jan van Eyck, late 1430s. The chaperon is worn with cornette tied on top of the head, and the patte hanging behind (style C). The bourrelet is twisted.[1] Chaperon (pronounced … Wikipedia
