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French hoods

French hoods is the plural of French hood.

Meaning of French hood

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

Questions about French hoods

What is French hoods the plural of?
French hoods is the plural of French hood.

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