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Bollenhut

Bollenhut noun: a formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their folk costume in the three neighbouring Black Forest villages of Gutach, Kirnbach and Hornberg-Reichenbach.

bollenhut: a formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their...
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Noun

Bollenhut (plural Bollenhuts)

  1. A formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their folk costume in the three neighbouring Black Forest villages of Gutach, Kirnbach and Hornberg-Reichenbach.

Forms of Bollenhut

pluralBollenhuts

Origin of Bollenhut

Borrowed from German Bollenhut.

Questions about Bollenhut

What does Bollenhut mean?
Bollenhut means a formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their folk costume in the three neighbouring Black Forest villages of Gutach, Kirnbach and Hornberg-Reichenbach.
What part of speech is Bollenhut?
Bollenhut is a noun.
What is the plural of Bollenhut?
The plural of Bollenhut is Bollenhuts.

Words near Bollenhut in the dictionary

  1. Bolle
  2. bolled
  3. bollen
  4. Bollenbacher
  5. Bollenbachers
  6. Bollenhut
  7. Bollenhuts
  8. Bollens
  9. Boller
  10. Bollers
  11. Bolles

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