capeline

 [kap-uh-leen, -lin]  

cap·e·line

   [kap-uh-leen, -lin]
noun
1.
Armor. an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.
2.
Heraldry. a representation of a hood, sometimes used as a mantling.
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Also, cap·el·line.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < early Italian cappellina, equivalent to capell(o) (< Late Latin cappellus, derivative of cappa hood; see cap1) + -ina -ine1
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