"Some part of a nun's attire" (OED), according to Robert Browning:
Then, owls and bats,
Cowls and twats,
Monks and nuns, in a cloisterÂs moods,
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry!
(Pippa Passes)
Cowls and twats,
Monks and nuns, in a cloisterÂs moods,
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry!
(Pippa Passes)
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