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The origin of the term mobcap is a compound of mob "dishabille, casually dressed" + cap.It may be modeled on Dutch mop (muts) "woman's cap." [1]From at least 1730 to at least 1750, a single mob cap could be referred to as "a suit of mobs" [2] or 'a suit of mobbs', [3] while the plural mob caps could be described as 'suits of mobs' [4] or 'suits of mobbs'.
Sherpa is a curly piled fabric structure made of synthetic yarns like acrylic or polyester. The texture is soft and fluffy, useful in jackets resembling wool or sheepskin on the piled side. Sherpa fleece is a knitted type of fabric usable in line clothing and winter wear.
A hoodie is a type of sweatshirt [1] with a hood that, when worn up, covers most of the head and neck, and sometimes the face. The most common 'pullover' style hoodies often include a single large kangaroo pocket or muff on the lower front, while hoodies with zippers usually include two pockets , one on either side of the zipper, in the same ...
A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth-century wars. Rich noblemen and elite warriors of the Aztec Empire would wear a tilmàtli; a Mesoamerican cloak/cape used as a symbol of their upper status. Cloth and clothing was of utmost importance to the Aztecs.
The feathered cloaks and capes provided physical protection, and were believed to provide spiritual protection for their wearers. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] And conversely the mana (spiritual power) of the wearer will be imparted on the cape, [ 20 ] and the father's mana can pass down to his heirs via the cape.
Women who wear the niqab are often called niqābīah; this word is used both as a noun and as an adjective. However, the more correct form grammatically is منتقبة muntaqabah / muntaqibah (plural muntaqabāt / muntaqibāt ) but niqābīah is used in an affectionate manner (much as with ḥijābīah versus محجبة muḥajjabah ). [ 5 ]
A mother wearing a kapp. A kapp (/kɒp/, Pennsylvania German from German Kappe meaning cap, cover, hood) is a Christian headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian denominations (especially among Amish, Mennonites, Schwarzenau Brethren and River Brethren of the Old Order Anabaptist and Conservative Anabaptist traditions), as well as certain Conservative Friends and Plain ...
The River Road by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1855 (Three habitants wearing capotes). A capote (French:) or capot (French:) is a long wrap-style wool coat with a hood.. From the early days of the North American fur trade, both indigenous peoples and European Canadian settlers fashioned wool blankets into "capotes" as a means of coping with harsh winters. [1]