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riding hood

riding hood noun: a hood intended for use by women while horseriding.

Noun

riding hood (plural riding hoods)

  1. (historical) A hood intended for use by women while horseriding.
    • He... violently pull'd off her Riding-Hood, and tore it at the Arm Holes in pulling it off.1731 January 15, Proceedings of the Old Bailey, page 13
  2. A kind of hooded cloak.

Forms of riding hood

pluralriding hoods
alternative formriding-hood

Origin of riding hood

From Middle English rydyng hoode, rydynghoode. By surface analysis, riding + hood.

Words formed from riding hood

Questions about riding hood

What does riding hood mean?
Riding hood means a hood intended for use by women while horseriding.
What part of speech is riding hood?
Riding hood is a noun.
What is the plural of riding hood?
The plural of riding hood is riding hoods.

Words near riding hood in the dictionary

  1. riding halters
  2. riding hard
  3. riding hard and putting away wet
  4. riding herd on
  5. riding high
  6. riding hood
  7. riding hoods
  8. riding horse
  9. riding in tandem
  10. riding in tandems
  11. riding interest

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