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• apex32@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The long end could be used like a scarf to keep the back of the neck warm.

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightcap_(garment)

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  • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    In the Tyburn and Newgate days of British judicial hanging history, the hood used to cover the prisoner’s face was a nightcap supplied by the prisoner, if he could afford it.[3]

    WTF

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    • protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      So you had to have a tall, floppy night cap in case you were ever hanged, got it.

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Wouldn’t a scarf work better as a scarf?

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• SippyCup@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It gave you more garment to work with on cold nights if you wanted to cover up more of your neck or face.

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• Tikiporch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  We have mastered the method of making a post seem sarcastic and sincere at the same time. I don’t even think it’s conscious anymore.

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