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head-cloth|ˈhɛdklɒθ, -ɔː-|
[See cloth n. 1.]
1. A cloth or covering for the head; in pl. the pieces composing a head-dress.
a1000Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 199/13 Capitale, heafodclaþ, uel wangere. a1225Ancr. R. 424 Hore heued cloð sitte lowe. 1552Inv. Ch. Goods Surrey 46 Item iiij or hed⁓clothes. 1653H. More Antid. Ath. iii. vii. (1712) 106 The Spirit..stuck two pins in the Maid's head cloaths, and bid her keep them. 1707S. Centlivre Platon. Lady iii. Wks. 1760 II. 214 Head-cloaths to shorten the Face, Favourites to raise the Forehead. 1741Richardson Pamela (1811) I. 12 (D.) Two suits of fine Flanders laced head-clothes. 1886W. J. Tucker E. Europe 426 A..bodice of coloured prints with a cotton head-cloth to match.
2. A piece of cloth at the head of a bed.
1730Southall Bugs 34 Head-Cloths lined with Deal, or Rails of that Wood.
3. ‘A canvas screen for the head of a ship’ (Cent. Dict.). |