headclothn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdklɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌklɔθ/,

/ˈhɛdˌklɑθ/

Forms: see head n.¹ and cloth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, cloth n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + cloth n. Compare Middle Dutch hōvetcleet (Dutch hoofdkleed ), Middle High German houbetkleit . Compare headrail n.¹ and head-line n.¹

1. A cloth or covering worn on the head; esp. a headscarf. Formerly also in plural: †pieces of cloth forming a headdress; = headclothes n. (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf

headclothOE

head-lineOE

headrailOE

head-kerchief1378

kercherc1380

coverchiefc1386

voluperc1386

kerchiefa1400

curch1447

amict1480

head-kercher1556

orhni1678

headscarf1688

handkerchiefa1774

kopdoek1911

scarf1917

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > pieces composing head-dress

headcloth1552

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 308 Ic his lic behwearf mid gewunelicre þenunge, and þa þa ge me wrehton, þa næs his heafodclað eallunga fuldon.

OE List of Relics, Exeter in M. Förster Zur Geschichte des Reliquienkultus in Altengland (1943) 70 Of þam girlan þære heofenlican hlæfdian sancta Marian. Of þam heafodclaðe þære ilcan Godes modor & of hire fexe.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 312 Hare heued clað sitte lachȝe.

c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 103 Her to falleð of ueil, of heaued clað, of euch oðer clað.

1552 in Surrey Archæol. Coll. (1869) 4 46 Item iiij^or hedclothes.

1612 tr. J. Guillemeau Child-birth sig. Mm Such head-cloths, as they [sc. children] vse commonly to weare.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Amict That linen attire.., by which is represented the head-cloth, wherewith the Jews covered the face and eys of our Saviour.

1709 B. Mandeville Virgin Unmask'd ix. 184 The violence of the motion had made her lose all her head-cloths.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. vii.12 Two Suits of fine Flanders lac'd Headcloths.

1836 Lit. Gaz. 2 July 424/1 She started up, her white hair, from which..she had torn the head-cloths, hanging on her shoulders.

1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 426 A..bodice of coloured prints with a cotton head-cloth to match.

1941 E. Mittelholzer Corentyne Thunder xxviii. 160 He..gave Beena a pat on her head-cloth, there being no pigtail to pull.

1988 H. Mantel Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (1989) 75 From out of the dazzling sunlight..came..two women in long zigzagged gowns, in African headcloths of vivid stripes.

1998 K. Rushby Eating Flowers of Paradise (2000) xv. 208 His hair..curled out from under a tightly-wound white headcloth.

2. A piece of cloth placed or hung over the head of a (four-posted) bed, typically attached to the tester or canopy. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > hangings or valance

valancea1475

frontal1539

subbasmont1539

headcloth1545

pand1561

subpand1561

pend1578

sparvise1598

valencea1604

foot piece1653

valent1888

1545 Inventory Roger Palmer in M. Rylatt & M. A. Stokes Excavations Broadgate East 1974–5 (Coventry Mus. Monogr. No. 5) (?1996) 24 14 head cloths.

1632–3 in G. R. Batho Househ. Papers H. Percy (1962) 113 One bed of mingled colour perpetuanie gray viz. five curtaines, headcloth, double vallence, fower sleeves, one counterpoint.

1686 C. Morris Diary 27 July (1934) 142 8 yds of Purple Print for a Tester or Head cloath.

a1714 E. Freke Remembrances (2001) 169 Linen damask cownterpoyn, new i new head cloth to itt.

1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 34 Head-Cloths lined with Deal, or Rails of that Wood.

1870 Once Week 3 Dec. 381/2 The bed was large, and on its head cloth had a coronet worked in gold thread.

1901 E. Singleton Furnit. of Forefathers II. 316 The ‘shop chamber’ contains a bed with curtains, head-cloth and valance.

2007 K. J. Nielson Interior Textiles xv. 321/2 Bed draperies..consisted of tester cloth, head cloth, valances, and bases.

†3. Nautical. Each of the pieces of canvas of which a sail at the head of a ship is composed. Usually in plural. Cf. cloth n. 3c. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > material of sails > piece of cloth forming part of sail

sailclothc1275

cloth1674

headcloth1847

1847 R. Kipping Elements Sailmaking ii. i. 49 It is better to measure them over, to see whether they will make out the length, before proceeding with cutting the head cloths.

1860 Hunt's Yachting Mag. Nov. 473 The proportionate taper to the top of both mast and head cloths.

1897 C. C. Hotchkiss Colonial Free-Lance xxi. 202 I sat concealed from the larboard side by the schooner's head cloths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headcloth
释义	headclothn. Brit. /ˈhɛdklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌklɔθ/, /ˈhɛdˌklɑθ/ Forms: see head n.¹ and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, cloth n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + cloth n. Compare Middle Dutch hōvetcleet (Dutch hoofdkleed ), Middle High German houbetkleit . Compare headrail n.¹ and head-line n.¹ 1. A cloth or covering worn on the head; esp. a headscarf. Formerly also in plural: †pieces of cloth forming a headdress; = headclothes n. (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf headclothOE head-lineOE headrailOE head-kerchief1378 kercherc1380 coverchiefc1386 voluperc1386 kerchiefa1400 curch1447 amict1480 head-kercher1556 orhni1678 headscarf1688 handkerchiefa1774 kopdoek1911 scarf1917 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > pieces composing head-dress headcloth1552 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 308 Ic his lic behwearf mid gewunelicre þenunge, and þa þa ge me wrehton, þa næs his heafodclað eallunga fuldon. OE List of Relics, Exeter in M. Förster Zur Geschichte des Reliquienkultus in Altengland (1943) 70 Of þam girlan þære heofenlican hlæfdian sancta Marian. Of þam heafodclaðe þære ilcan Godes modor & of hire fexe. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 312 Hare heued clað sitte lachȝe. c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 103 Her to falleð of ueil, of heaued clað, of euch oðer clað. 1552 in Surrey Archæol. Coll. (1869) 4 46 Item iiij^or hedclothes. 1612 tr. J. Guillemeau Child-birth sig. Mm Such head-cloths, as they [sc. children] vse commonly to weare. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Amict That linen attire.., by which is represented the head-cloth, wherewith the Jews covered the face and eys of our Saviour. 1709 B. Mandeville Virgin Unmask'd ix. 184 The violence of the motion had made her lose all her head-cloths. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. vii.12 Two Suits of fine Flanders lac'd Headcloths. 1836 Lit. Gaz. 2 July 424/1 She started up, her white hair, from which..she had torn the head-cloths, hanging on her shoulders. 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 426 A..bodice of coloured prints with a cotton head-cloth to match. 1941 E. Mittelholzer Corentyne Thunder xxviii. 160 He..gave Beena a pat on her head-cloth, there being no pigtail to pull. 1988 H. Mantel Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (1989) 75 From out of the dazzling sunlight..came..two women in long zigzagged gowns, in African headcloths of vivid stripes. 1998 K. Rushby Eating Flowers of Paradise (2000) xv. 208 His hair..curled out from under a tightly-wound white headcloth. 2. A piece of cloth placed or hung over the head of a (four-posted) bed, typically attached to the tester or canopy. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > hangings or valance valancea1475 frontal1539 subbasmont1539 headcloth1545 pand1561 subpand1561 pend1578 sparvise1598 valencea1604 foot piece1653 valent1888 1545 Inventory Roger Palmer in M. Rylatt & M. A. Stokes Excavations Broadgate East 1974–5 (Coventry Mus. Monogr. No. 5) (?1996) 24 14 head cloths. 1632–3 in G. R. Batho Househ. Papers H. Percy (1962) 113 One bed of mingled colour perpetuanie gray viz. five curtaines, headcloth, double vallence, fower sleeves, one counterpoint. 1686 C. Morris Diary 27 July (1934) 142 8 yds of Purple Print for a Tester or Head cloath. a1714 E. Freke Remembrances (2001) 169 Linen damask cownterpoyn, new i new head cloth to itt. 1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 34 Head-Cloths lined with Deal, or Rails of that Wood. 1870 Once Week 3 Dec. 381/2 The bed was large, and on its head cloth had a coronet worked in gold thread. 1901 E. Singleton Furnit. of Forefathers II. 316 The ‘shop chamber’ contains a bed with curtains, head-cloth and valance. 2007 K. J. Nielson Interior Textiles xv. 321/2 Bed draperies..consisted of tester cloth, head cloth, valances, and bases. †3. Nautical. Each of the pieces of canvas of which a sail at the head of a ship is composed. Usually in plural. Cf. cloth n. 3c. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > material of sails > piece of cloth forming part of sail sailclothc1275 cloth1674 headcloth1847 1847 R. Kipping Elements Sailmaking ii. i. 49 It is better to measure them over, to see whether they will make out the length, before proceeding with cutting the head cloths. 1860 Hunt's Yachting Mag. Nov. 473 The proportionate taper to the top of both mast and head cloths. 1897 C. C. Hotchkiss Colonial Free-Lance xxi. 202 I sat concealed from the larboard side by the schooner's head cloths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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