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Webster 1913 Edition

Capeline

‖

Ca′pe-lineˊ

,

Noun.

[F., fr. LL.

capella

. See

.]

(Med.)

A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.

Definition 2024

capeline

capeline

English

Noun

capeline ‎(plural capelines)

A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military.
A kind of cavalry helmet seen in the English Civil War.
A cap-shaped bandage for the head or for the stump of an amputated limb.

Synonyms

(cavalry helmet): lobster-tail pot