a conical head-dress, sometimes with a veil, worn by European women during the 15th century
hennin in American English
(ˈhenɪn)
noun
a conical or heart-shaped hat, sometimes extremely high, with a flowing veil or piece of starched linen about the crown, worn by women in the 15th century
Also called: steeple headdress
Word origin
[1850–55; ‹ F, MF, perh. ‹ MD henninck rooster, from a fancied resemblance of the hat to a rooster's comb]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, ethos, muggins, runoff, segue