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Cauls (headgear)

Scope note

Close-fitting caps or hairnets usually of gold, silver, silk, or wool thread, often decorated with pearls or beads and made to confine hair; worn by women and sometimes by men especially during the 13th through the 16th century. For hairnets used to confine hair at the back of the neck or attached to the back edge of a hat, use "snoods."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000254615

Broader Terms used

<caps by form>

Equivalent Terms used

caul (headgear)

Created

13yrs ago

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