headcloth
/ˈhɛdklɒθ/noun
1A cloth or covering worn on the head; especially a headscarf. Formerly also in plural: †pieces of cloth forming a headdress.
2A piece of cloth placed or hung over the head of a (four-posted) bed, typically attached to the tester or canopy. Now historical.
Origin
Old English. From head + cloth.
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