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  2. Caul (headgear) - Wikipedia

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    A fancy caul could be made of satin, velvet, fine silk or brocade, although a simple caul would commonly be made of white linen or cotton. The caul could be covered by a crespine or a hairnet to secure it from falling off. During the second half of the thirteenth century, network caps, more properly called "cauls", came into fashion for ladies ...

  3. Mobcap - Wikipedia

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    Simple American bonnet or mobcap, in a portrait by Benjamin Greenleaf, 1805. A mobcap (or mob cap or mob-cap) is a round, gathered or pleated cloth (usually linen) bonnet consisting of a caul to cover the hair, a frilled or ruffled brim, and (often) a ribbon band, worn by married women in the 18th and early 19th centuries, when it was called a "bonnet".

  4. Caul - Wikipedia

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    A caul is a piece of membrane that can cover a newborn's head and face. [1] Birth with a caul is rare, occurring in less than 1 in 80,000 births. [2] The caul is harmless and is immediately removed by the attending parent, physician, or midwife upon birth of the child.

  5. Flat cap - Wikipedia

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    Woollen flat cap worn by actor Jason Isaacs (2005). A flat cap is a rounded cap with a small stiff brim in front, originating in Northern England.The hat is also known in Ireland as a paddy cap; in Scotland as a bunnet; in Wales as a Dai cap; and in the United States as an English cap or Irish cap.

  6. List of hat styles - Wikipedia

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    A typical Nepali cap made up of fabric called dhaka Dixie cup hat: Also known as "gob hat" or "gob cap." A sailor cap worn in several navies, of white canvas with an upright brim. Draped turban: A fashion dating back to at least the 18th century, in which fabric is draped or moulded to the head, concealing most or all of the hair.

  7. Hairnet - Wikipedia

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    A hairnet, or sometimes simply a net or caul, is a small, often elasticised, fine net worn over long hair to hold it in place. It is worn to keep hair contained. It is worn to keep hair contained. A snood is similar, but a looser fit, and with a much coarser mesh and noticeably thicker yarn .

  8. Jockey's cap - Wikipedia

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    A jockey's cap, worn over an equestrian helmet, at races in Dublin in 2014. A jockey's cap is the headgear worn by a jockey in the sport of horse racing. The modern jockey's cap forms part of a jockey's "silks" or racing colours and is worn over a protective equestrian helmet.

  9. Cap - Wikipedia

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    The Meyrick Helmet is a Celtic: Brythonic helmet that is likely to have originated from Northern England in the 1st century AD. The flat plane extending from the rim is intended to protect the back of the neck, however some theorise it may have been turned in reverse to shield the eyes from sunlight whilst in battle German M43-style field cap of the "Bundesgrenzschutz" (BGS) (now called ...