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Several lords, following Count Egmont's example, had a kind of capuchon or fool's-cap embroidered on the liveries of their varlets; and it was generally known that this was meant as a practical parody on the cardinal's hat.

—Holland The History of the Netherlands

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Several lords, following Count Egmont's example, had a kind of capuchon or fool's-cap embroidered on the liveries of their varlets; and it was generally known that this was meant as a practical parody on the cardinal's hat. — Holland The History of the Netherlands
Her attire had no distinguishing feature, except a large rosary extending from her neck nearly to her feet, from which hung a gold cross; but the dazzling pallor of her face, rendered still more conspicuous by the dark hue of her capuchon, at once fixed the general gaze upon her. — The French Immortals Series — Complete
Et lui mettant un capuchon, — Dieux ont soif. English
Pollock's great capuchon overcoat served for all kinds of mysterious characters. — Memoirs
Wit 'bottes sauvages -- ceinture fléchée -- an' coat wit 'capuchon — Humour of the North