Head protector
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When children were learning to walk they wore padded crowns to protect their tender heads from harm if they fell. The caps were made of rings of horsehair covered with leather or fabric and trimmed with colored ribbons. In England, these caps were called "puddings" because of their shape. According to A. Varron, a costume historian, the term "in pudding and pinner [pinafore]" was a metaphor expressing extreme youth.
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