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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.
Also, cap⋅el⋅line.


Origin:
1425–75; late ME < MF < early It cappellina, equiv. to capell(o) (< LL cappellus, deriv. of cappa hood; see cap 1 ) + -ina -ine 1
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Main Entry: cap·e·line
Pronunciation: 'kap-&-"lEn, -l&n
Function: noun
: a cup-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stumpof an amputated limb
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