hennin

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noun

A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.

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Meanings

nounhennin (plural hennins)

plural hennins

  1. historicalA headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.

Translations

Dutch hennin
  • henninmedieval headgear
French hennin
  • henninmedieval headgear
German Hennin
  • Henninmedieval headgear
Italian hennin
  • henninmedieval headgear
Polish hennin
  • henninmedieval headgear
Cite this entry
APA

hennin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hennin

MLA

“hennin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hennin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hennin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hennin.

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