Chaperonne

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Chaperonne

Chaperonne, Chapourn, or Shafferoon: (1) a name given to the small shields containing crests, initials, death's heads, &c., placed upon the heads of horses, either with or without a hood, at pompous funerals; (2) Chaperonné, or chapourné, appears also to be used to signify hooded, being applied to falcons, &c.