A gugel was a type of
hood
Hood may refer to:
Covering
Apparel
* Hood (headgear), type of head covering
** Article of academic dress
** Bondage hood, sex toy
* Hoodie, hooded sweatshirt
Anatomy
* Clitoral hood, a hood of skin surrounding the clitoris
* Hood, a flap of ...
with a trailing point, popularly worn in medieval
Germany
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.
Description
It was tailored to fit the head and shoulders and was usually made from wool or
loden. Originally worn by commoners, it became fashionable with the nobility from the 14th century. In the fashionable style, the gugel was worn on top of the head like a hat, with the head part inverted inside the collar, which then hung over the ears.
Distribution
From about 1360, this style of gugel was also worn outside Germany, being called a ''
chaperon'' in
France
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and a ''cappucio'' in
Italy
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. By about 1400 the trailing point was sometimes of enormous proportions.
See also
*
Liripipe
*
Pointy hat
References
*
Gugel in the German-language Wikipedia. Retrieved 9 May 2015. Includes pictures
Hoods (headgear)
Medieval European costume
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