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the hat so wide it doubles as your own personal eclipse.
means A capeline is a woman's wide-brimmed soft hat, typically with a rounded crown and a sweeping brim that dips low all around.
from From French capeline, a diminutive built on cape (a hood or cloak), itself from Late Latin cappa, the same root that gives us 'cape' and 'chapel.' Long before it shaded sunbathers, capeline named a small iron skullcap worn by medieval soldiers — over time the word drifted from armor for the head to fashion for it, softening from steel into straw and felt.
- medieval roots
- Originally a steel skullcap worn by foot soldiers
- the drop
- Brim flops dramatically, distinguishing it from rigid sun hats
- garden weapon
- Beloved by women dodging sun before sunscreen existed
- name origin
- From Latin cappa, meaning cloak or cape
capeline of mantua — ornate renaissance headpiece worn by italian noblewomen in the 16th century, featuring a close-fitting crown with long fabric streamers
capeline bandage — surgical head dressing shaped like a cap, used in modern medicine to cover scalp wounds and secure dressings