Riding-hood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of riding hood: a hood or hooded cape intended for use while horseriding. alt-of, alternative

    "He […] violently pull'd off her Riding-Hood, and tore it at the Arm Holes in pulling it off."

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"Her mother was very fond of her, and her grandmother loved her still more. This good woman made for her a little red riding hood, which became the girl so well that everybody called her Little Red Riding-hood."

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