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Meaning of French hood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A 16th-century woman's headdress consisting of a crescent-shaped frame, often with a veil in back, which allowed some of the hair in front to show.

historical

Examples

“In her wedding portrait, Mary Tudor wears a nimbus-shaped French hood with her square-necked gown.”
“Finally a matching, jewel-encrusted French hood covered her pixie cut, curving over her head from ear to ear with all the heft of the Crown Jewels.”
“In March 1520 Catherine of Aragon provided a French hood for her daughter Mary at a price of 11s which included the cost of 1 yard (0.91 m) of black velvet.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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