I finally made it to the end of the novel The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott. (Hurray! All ends well for our hero.) The final chapters of the novel contained quite an assortment of words for hats, helmets, and clothing!

Barret-cap

A barret is a kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; it is also called a barret cap. It is also a flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. (Fine Dictionary)

Basnet

A basnet is a steel head-piece or helmet. (Dictionary of the Scots Language)

Culvering

A culvering is an early form of handgun. (Dictionary of the Scots Language)

Eftsoons

Eftsoons is an obsolete or archaic way of saying soon afterward or once again. (Dictionary.com)

Exheridate

To exheridate a person means to disinherit them. (Merriam-Webster)

Farthingale

A farthingale is a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman’s skirt, worn in the16th and 17th centuries. (Dictionary.com)

Garbulle

Garbulle is the Scots variant of variant of garboil. A garboil is a confusion, disturbance, uproar, or tumult—such as a brawl. (Word Finder)

Kent

To kent is to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with a person or thing or to understand or perceive an idea or situation. (Dictionary.com)

Knapscap

A knapscap is a helmet or headpiece. (Dictionary of the Scots Language)

Partlet

A part let is a garment for the neck and shoulders, usually ruffled and having acollar, worn in the 16th century. (Dictionary.com)

Someday, I will make it to the end of the novel The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott. In the meantime, I keep learning new words!

Bellona

Bellona is an ancient Roman goddess of war, often associated with Mars. Her main attribute is the military helmet that she wears on her head. She often holds a sword, a shield, or other weapons of battle. (Wikipedia)

Curch

A church is a simple, close-fitting cap worn by women in colonial America and a kerchief worn by Scottish women. (Dictionary.com)

A knosp is a bud-like ornament. (Dictionary.com)

Massy-more

A massy-more is the underground dungeon of a castle. (Collins Dictionary)

A petronel is a 16th or 17th century firearm, described by a contemporary as a firearm used by horsemen. (Wikipedia)

Pilniewinks

A pilniewinks is a medieval instrument of torture for the fingers and thumbs. (Collins Dictionary)

Thumbikins

A thumbikins is an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb. It is also known as a thumbscrew or a thumbikin. (Wiktionary)

A vasquine is a close-fitting bodice with tabs, or a basque. In England, the word vasquine has been used to refer to a petticoat. A basque, by the way, is a section of bodice below the waist, shaped to the hips. (Corset Terms Dictionary)