WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cap•e•line
(kap′ə lēn′, -lin),USA pronunciation n.
- Heraldry[Armor.]an iron skullcap worn by medieval archers.
- Heraldrya representation of a hood, sometimes used as a mantling.
- Late Latin cappellus, derivative of cappa hood; see cap1) + -ina -ine1
- early Italian cappellina, equivalent. to capell(o) (
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1425–75
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