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has gloss | eng: The Canterbury cap is a square cloth hat with sharp corners found in the Anglican communion, similar to the Counter-Reformations biretta, the notable exception being that a Canterbury cap has four ridges, compared to the birettas three. It is also soft and foldable, whereas the biretta is rigid. The Canterbury cap is the medieval birettum, descended from the ancient pileus headcovering. It is sometimes called the "catercap." |
lexicalization | eng: Canterbury cap |
instance of | (noun) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim hat, chapeau, lid |
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