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capuchin
[< Cdn F < F capuchon]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the hood of a capote; sometimes the entire garment. See picture at capote.
See: capote
Quotations
1837
. . . there were also a highly ornamented capuchin and a pair of new blanket leggings.
1928
. . . Leon was well prepared for that with his thick coat, his capuchon, his bottes sauvages, and a good flask of eau-de-vie, from which he took a little now and then to warm his heart and keep up his courage.