Cap'uchins, a branch of the order of Franciscans (q.v.), so designated from the capuche or cowl worn by them as their head-dress.
Cap'uchins
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 749
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Cap'uchins, a branch of the order of Franciscans (q.v.), so designated from the capuche or cowl worn by them as their head-dress.