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Veils
Today a veil is normally a piece of fabric which covers all or part of the face. For
centuries up until the Tudor period (1485), women wore veils which covered the hair, and
sometimes the neck and chin, but not the face.
Protective hats
The most common use of a hat is as protection for the head and eyes. A baseball cap is
used by sports players to keep the sun out of their eyes, and by some chefs to keep the hair
out of their food. Traditionally, silk chef's hats are used for this purpose. A rain hat has a
wide rim to keep the rain out of the wearer's face. Some traditional types of hat such as the
Mexican sombrero also serve this purpose.
A "chиche" or "tagelmoust" turban, worn by men and women in Saharan Africa as
protection against wind and sand.
There are also the full range of helmets. There are also hats that are worn for protection
from the cold. These include many varieties of fur hats, and also the Canadian tuque.
Tin foil hats are worn by some to protect against mind control rays, although the
existence of any such threat has yet to be substantiated.
Fas hi on able hats
Hats are also an article of fashion; the formal man's black silk top hat was formerly an
indispensable portion of the suit, and women's hats have, over the years, attained a fantastic
number of shapes ranging from immense confections to no more than a few bits of cloth and
decorations piled on top of the head. Recently, the hat as an article of formal wear has fallen
out of fashion, though some kinds of hats other than baseball caps may be included in young
people's s ubcultural fas hions .
Religious headgear
A number of hats are used for religious purposes. Observant Jewish men wear
yarmulkes, small cloth skull-caps, because they believe the head should be covered in the
presence of God. Some Jewish men wear yarmulkes at all times, others in the synagogue.
Similar to the yarmulke is the zucchetto worn by Roman Catholic clergy. Other forms of
apostolic head-gear include the mitre, biretta, tasselled cardinal's hat, and the papal tiara. A
Jamaican Judge wearing a wig as a sign of his office Male Sikhs are required to wear
turbans.

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