A hood or cap formerly worn by nobles, and. after the 16th cent., by ladies. Obsolete exc. Historical.

? A hood; a piece to protect the back of the neck.

A large hood worn while riding; in later use also worn by women and children as an outdoor garment. Now chiefly historical.

The hood or cowl worn by a fool (fool, n.1 2a) or jester, typically with projections in the shape of ass’s ears, sometimes adorned with bells at…

A women's headdress in a style regarded as French; spec. one of the 16th and 17th centuries, consisting of a bow-shaped front piece contoured to…

A hood; a kind of head-dress.

Used punningly: a kind of hood. Obsolete.

a hood drawn together at the neck like the mouth of a purse.

Scottish. A kind of hood or peaked hat. Obsolete.

a type of woman's hood or chaperon, fashionable in the late 17th cent.

A long hooded riding cloak of a type fashionable in the 18th cent.

a waterproof hood, (now) esp. a light plastic one which may be folded away when not in use.

A woman's hood made of silk, supported with whalebone or cane hoops, and projecting beyond the face. Formerly in common use.

A lady's hat; also, a woollen hood of loose texture, worn by ladies in going to or from an evening entertainment. Later, a hat for a girl or…

A kind of hood with long side-pieces worn by Russians in inclement weather as a protective covering for the head. Also transferred, a light covering…

A separate article of apparel for the head worn by women; (also) the close-fitting head-covering of an infant. French hood (see French hood, n. 1).

a pointed hood, esp. one worn as protection against the rain.