French hood

English thumb|Christina of Denmark Dowager wearing a French hood Noun en historical A 16th-century woman's headdress consisting of a crescent-shaped frame, often with a veil in back, which allowed some of the hair in front to show. en 2011 Henry VIII: King and Court Alison Weir 186 In her wedding portrait, Mary Tudor wears a nimbus-shaped French hood with her square-necked gown. en 2014 Taken: A Laird for All Time Novel Angeline Fortin 199 Finally a matching, jewel-encrusted French hood covered her pixie cut, curving over her head from ear to ear with all the heft of the Crown Jewels. en 2017 Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII Maria Hayward 172 In March 1520 Catherine of Aragon provided a French hood for her daughter Mary at a price of 11s which included the cost of 1 yard (0.91 m) of black velvet.