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hennin

hennin noun: a headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.

hennin: a headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the...
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Noun

hennin (plural hennins)

  1. (historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.

Forms of hennin

pluralhennins

Questions about hennin

What does hennin mean?
Hennin means a headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.
What part of speech is hennin?
Hennin is a noun.
What is the plural of hennin?
The plural of hennin is hennins.

Words near hennin in the dictionary

  1. Hennigan
  2. Hennigans
  3. Hennigian
  4. Hennigs
  5. Henniker
  6. hennin
  7. henning
  8. henning up
  9. Henninger
  10. Henningers
  11. Henningsen

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