A separate article of apparel for the head worn by women; (also) the close-fitting head-covering of an infant. French hood (see French hood, n. 1).

A type of women's hood, typically one worn over another headdress, with the front edge pinned back in a circle. Now historical.

More fully pug hood. Apparently: a ladies' hood, or hood with short cape attached, fashionable around the middle of the 18th cent. Now historical.