See Also: fenestella(dictionary)

capeline (iou) and fenestella (iou)


capeline (iou)



capeline noun. LME.

Hist. An iron skullcap worn by medieval archers. LME.
A woman's hat, esp. one with a wide brim trimmed with feathers. Also, a light hood with an attached cape. L18.

fenestella (iou)



fenestella noun. LME.
[Latin, dim. of fenestra window: see -EL2.]
Architecture. A small window or opening in a wall, esp. in the side of an altar or confessio, enabling the relics inside to be seen. LME.
b. A small niche in the wall on the south side of the altar in a church, containing the piscina and often the credence. L18.
Palaeontology. A fossil bryozoan of Palaeozoic age. Chiefly as mod. Latin genus name. M19.