capotain
A tall-crowned, narrow-brimmed, slightly conical sugarloaf hat, worn from the 1590s to the 1700s in Europe and England; eventually depicted with a buckle beginning in the 19th century.

capotains
plural of capotain

capouch
Alternative form of capoch.

capouches
plural of capouch

capris
capri pants

capshore
A support for the cap of a mast

capshores
plural of capshore

capsizal
A capsizing or overturning.

capsizals
plural of capsizal

capstring
A string that fastens a cap on the wearer's head.

capstrings
plural of capstring

capuche
A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the Augustinians, Capuchins or Franciscans.

capuches
plural of capuche

capulana
A type of sarong worn primarily in Mozambique.

capulanas
plural of capulana

caraco
A kind of short coat or jacket worn by women.

carecloth
A sort of veil held over the heads of a newly married couple as they received the blessing.

carecloths
plural of carecloth

carridaries
A kind of silk and cotton fabric from India.

carsaf
A large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.

carsafs
plural of carsaf

casebox
A box or shoe from which playing cards are dealt in the game of faro

caseboxes
plural of casebox

casinet
Alternative form of cassinette.

casinets
plural of casinet

casque
A helmet.
A hard structure on the head of some birds, such as cassowaries, some hornbills and guineafowl, and some reptiles such as chameleons and basilisks.
Synonym of galea.

casques
plural of casque

casquetel
A simple casque (helmet) that had no visor

casquetels
plural of casquetel

cassinette
A cloth with cotton warp and a weft of silk or fine wool.

cassinettes
plural of cassinette

casula
A chasuble.

casulae
plural of casula

catoblepae
plural of catoblepas

catoblepas
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.

catoblepones
plural of catoblepas

catsuit
A tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.

catsuits
plural of catsuit

caubeen
An Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants, later also adopted for army use.

caubeens
plural of caubeen

ceinture
A belt or girdle.

ceintures
plural of ceinture

cellucotton
A cellulose-based cotton substitute used in the early 20th century.

cerement
A burial shroud or garment.
Cerecloth.

cerements
plural of cerement

cerevis
A small cap, with no peak, worn by members of German student corps

cerevises
plural of cerevis

chadacryst
An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric.

chadacrysts
plural of chadacryst

chadah
Alternative spelling of chador.

chadahs
plural of chadah

chadar
Alternative spelling of chador.

chadars
plural of chadar

chaddar
Alternative spelling of chador.

chaddars
plural of chaddar

chaddi
Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
Male or female underpants.
A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.

chaddis
plural of chaddi

chaddor
Alternative form of chador.

chaddors
plural of chaddor

chader
Alternative spelling of chador.

chaders
plural of chader

chador
A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.

chadors
plural of chador

chadri
A chador or a burka.

chadris
plural of chadri

chadur
Alternative spelling of chador.

chadurs
plural of chadur

chaffron
Alternative form of chamfron.

chaffrons
plural of chaffron

chalkstripe
A thin stripe on fabric, like a pinstripe but made with multiple threads for a softer, more blurred appearance.

chalkstripes
plural of chalkstripe

chambray
A soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp.

chambrays
plural of chambray

chamfrain
Alternative form of chamfron.

chamfrains
plural of chamfrain

chamfrein
Alternative form of chamfron (protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears).

chamfreins
plural of chamfrein

chamfron
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.

chamfrons
plural of chamfron

chamma
Alternative form of shamma.

chammas
plural of chamma

champfrein
Alternative form of chamfron (“protective armor for a horse's head”).

champfreins
plural of champfrein

chancla
A slipper or flip-flop

chanclas
plural of chancla

chancleta
A slipper or sandal without a heel, such as a flip-flop or mule.

chancletas
plural of chancleta

chanfron
Alternative form of chamfron (protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears).

chanfrons
plural of chanfron

changshan
Synonym of cheongsam (“robe worn by Asian men”).

changshans
plural of changshan

chanlon
A type of cloth of the 13th century.

chanlons
plural of chanlon

chaparejos
chaps (trousers)

chapeaugraphy
A piece of performance art in which the performer manipulates a piece of fabric into the shapes of various hats.

chapkan
Alternative form of chupkun.

chapkans
plural of chapkan

charcloth
A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre (such as linen or cotton) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of very low ignition temperature, historically used as tinder.

charka
Alternative form of charkha (Indian spinning-wheel)

charkas
plural of charka

charkha
A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton.

charkhas
plural of charkha

charsaf
Alternative form of carsaf.

charsafs
plural of charsaf

charshaf
Alternative form of carsaf.

charshafs
plural of charshaf

chasible
Archaic form of chasuble.

chasibles
plural of chasible

chasuble
The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

chasubles
plural of chasuble

chechia
Alternative form of shashiya.

chechias
plural of chechia

checklaton
Alternative form of ciclatoun.

cheekpiece
A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.

cheekpieces
plural of cheekpiece

chekmak
A Turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven.

chemise
A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.

chemises
plural of chemise

cheongsam
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.

cheongsams
plural of cheongsam

chesible
Obsolete form of chasuble.

chesibles
plural of chesible

chestguard
A piece of fabric, padding, or armor to protect the chest, as in some sports.

chestguards
plural of chestguard

cheviot
A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.

cheviots
plural of cheviot

chewelry
Soft, chewable jewelry such as necklaces and bracelets, intended as an oral stim toy to calm and soothe the wearer.

chiengora
Dog hair used as a textile.

chiffong
chiffon

chiffongs
plural of chiffong

chikankari
A traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India.

chimere
The upper robe worn by some bishops of the Anglican communion, usually without sleeves.

chimeres
plural of chimere

chinela
A flat slipper worn in the Philippines

chinelas
plural of chinela

chinele
Alternative form of chinela.

chineles
plural of chinele

chinpiece
The part of a helmet or suit of armour that protects the chin

chinpieces
plural of chinpiece

chint
Obsolete form of chintz.

chints
Obsolete form of chintz (“fabric”).

chintses
plural of chints

chintz
A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

chintzes
plural of chintz

chitenge
Alternative spelling of kitenge.

chitenges
plural of chitenge

chitoniskoi
plural of chitoniskos