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noun, feminine

quichenotte

/kiʃ.nɔt/

noun, feminine/kiʃ.nɔt/plural: quichenottes

a type of women's hat resembling a head scarf, popular in certain areas of France

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.

quichenotte — French Dictionary | Passage