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Definition of Hennin
1. Noun. a headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hennin
1. an old French hat worn by women [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hennin
Literary usage of Hennin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Art in Ornament and Dress by Charles Blanc (1877)
"... whose only way of asserting her sex is by wearing a veil, under pretence
HEAD-DRESS CALLED hennin. of protecting her eyes from the dust and sun. ..."
2. The Youth's Historical Gift: A Christmas, New-Year and Birth-day Present by R. M. Evans (1847)
"Ladies' Head-dresses—" Au hennin"—Jacqueline of Holland— Her unfortunate Second
Marriage—Escapes to England— Marries the Duke of Gloucester—Is joyfully ..."
3. Portraits of the Eighteenth Century: Historic and Literary by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1905)
"M. hennin, having assisted Bernardin with his purse, is entitled to give him this
... As he sincerely wishes to oblige his young friend, M. hennin makes ..."
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