Usually means: Tall, conical hat, medieval women.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (hennin)

▸ noun:  (historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.

Similar:
headtire, head, head dress, henne, Henn, Hatt, Henny, helm, Hennies, hawk-nose, more...

Opposite:
chaperon, coif, headdress

Types:
butterfly hennin, steeple hennin, truncated hennin, horned hennin, heart-shaped hennin, turbhennin, more...

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Similar:
headtire, head, head dress, henne, Henn, Hatt, Henny, helm, Hennies, hawk-nose, more...

Opposite:
chaperon, coif, headdress

Types:
butterfly hennin, steeple hennin, truncated hennin, horned hennin, heart-shaped hennin, turbhennin, more...



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