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chaperon (1130)
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chaperon (1130)

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caperon,  caperun,  capron;  chaparun,  chaperoun,  chaperun,  chapron,  chaprun  (japerun  Gloss Douce 22.368)  
  FEW:  cappa 2/i,269b Gdf:  chaperon 2,61a GdfC:  chaperon 9,43b TL: chaperon 2,243 DEAF:  chape (chaperon)  DMF:  chaperon  TLF:  chaperon  OED:  chaperon n.  MED:  caperoun n.  DMLBS:  capero 268b

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1costumehood: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Des dras al pastur se afubla, De povres fardres se vesti, Del chaperun sun chief cuveri  Rom de Rou wace i 222.1652
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  la gunele fu senz gerun, mais desus out un caperun  Fol Trist ANTS 194
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Mettez (M.E. do on) le chaperon (M.E. hode), couvrez (M.E. hele) le chief  bibb MS (O) 332vb
( MS: s.xiii2 )  capucium: (C) chaperon  TLL ii 67
♦monasticeccl.costumecowl, large hood of a cope or monk's habit: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  (Monks) Plurent desuz lur chaperuns  S Gile1 2560
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  religion nen est pas en large chaperon ne en la chape close  Ancren2 168.21
( 1397 )  les caperons des copes embroudez des armes de duc de Gloucestre  Gloucester Inventory 293
( 1433 )  […] ymaiges de brodeure avec le crucifiement de Nostre Seigneur ou chaperon d’icelle (=cope)  Bedford Inventories B21
♦ costume hooded cloak: 
( 1400-01 ) Le maire et le recordour .ij. chaperouns ... Richard Whityngton, Drew Barantyn et Thomas Knoll .iij. chaperouns - .ix. s. ... Les .ij. viscontz .ij. chaperouns ...  Mch Tayl Accs2 279 (2 Hebry IV)
2fig.head: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  en ton chaperon (M.E. hede) Ne lerait pas un poiton  bibb MS (O) 334ra
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1130 )  Robert Caperun  Family Names Capron
( s.xiii )  William Capron  Family Names Capron
( 1377 )  Johannes Caperon  Family Names Capron
chaperon de fer
armourmil.helmet: 
( 1415 )  mon houstell et mon chaperon de fere  Reg Chich ii 65
pur mun (etc.) chaperon
(as an oath) forsooth, I (etc.) swear: 
( 1293 )  Joe ne le dirrey nent ore, pur mun chaperun  YBB 21-22 Ed I 211
sanz chaperon
bareheaded: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  nu pez, e eschevelez, saunz coyf e saunz chaperon, desceint en une cote sengle  Brev Plac 191
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  deschaucez et sauntz ceynture et sauntz chaperoun  BRITT i 26

See also:

chapon1  chapement  chaperuné 
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