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Myths About the Middle Ages

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Some basic medieval fashion terms

  • Dalmatic: t shaped tunic
  • Cotehardie: fitted, full skirted surcoat, long or short for both men and women
  • Surcoat: overdress often without sides
  • Cyclas: sleeveless, overgown, decorated
  • Plasteron: the strip that goes down the center of the cyclas
  • Kirtle: underdress
  • Doublet: short coat
  • Mantle: cloak
  • Chaperon: hat
  • Liripipe: long tail on the cap
  • Houpeland: large dress with large sleeves
  • Veil Caul: fitted small cap like a babies bonnet
  • Hennin: large extravagant hat with either one or two horns
  • Horned Hennin: two horns
  • Pattens: wooden clogs to get your shoes out of the mud
  • Hose: worn by men and women
  • Pair of legs: long hose that had a garter at the top
  • Cod piece: worn to cover important bits
  • Dagging: cut fabric decoration
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