DCHP-1 Online
capuchin [< Cdn F < F capuchon] 
n. the hood of a capote; sometimes the entire garment. See picture at capote.
See also: capote
- 1837 (1923) . . . there were also a highly ornamented capuchin and a pair of new blanket leggings.
- 1928 . . . Leon was well prepared for that with his thick coat, his capuchon, his bottes sauvages, and a good flask of eau-de-vie, from which he took a little now and then to warm his heart and keep up his courage.
- 1837 (1923) . . . there were also a highly ornamented capuchin and a pair of new blanket leggings.