quichenotte
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Allegedly from Middle English kisse me not, from the use of the cap to discourage English soldiers from dallying with French women during the Hundred Years' War.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quichenotte f (plural quichenottes)
- a type of women's hat resembling a head scarf, popular in certain areas of France
Further reading[edit]
- “quichenotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.