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French hood

French hood noun: a 16th-century woman's headdress consisting of a crescent-shaped frame, often with a veil in back, which allowed some of the hair in front to show.

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Noun

French hood (plural French hoods)

  1. (historical) A 16th-century woman's headdress consisting of a crescent-shaped frame, often with a veil in back, which allowed some of the hair in front to show.
    • In her wedding portrait, Mary Tudor wears a nimbus-shaped French hood with her square-necked gown.2011, Alison Weir, Henry VIII: King and Court, page 186
    • Finally a matching, jewel-encrusted French hood covered her pixie cut, curving over her head from ear to ear with all the heft of the Crown Jewels.2014, Angeline Fortin, Taken: A Laird for All Time Novel, page 199

Forms of French hood

pluralFrench hoods

Questions about French hood

What does French hood mean?
French hood means a 16th-century woman's headdress consisting of a crescent-shaped frame, often with a veil in back, which allowed some of the hair in front to show.
What part of speech is French hood?
French hood is a noun.
What is the plural of French hood?
The plural of French hood is French hoods.

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  9. French hornist
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