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tena

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Searchable Lemmata: tena (L).
Alternate Forms: tina.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Headgear; coif, clerical head-dress [Latham, p. 478].(circa 1440)
1. [61] ... Cappe, or hure, for clerkys: Tena ... [64] ... Cekclothe..Saccus ... [69] ... Capelet [vr. chapelet]: Capellus. Lexicon. [MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 61-69) 1440]
c.f.: hure
L.
Sex: Male    Use: Ecclesiastical    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.

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