揉もみ烏帽子えぼし

noun

soft, crumpled, unlacquered eboshi (headwear)

Historical term for a soft, unlacquered eboshi often worn by soldiers under helmets from the Kamakura period onward. The name comes from its crumpled, informal appearance.

See also: 烏帽子

• 鎌かま倉くら時じ代だいの武ぶ士しは、兜かぶとの下したに揉もみ烏帽子えぼしをかぶることがあった。

  Warriors of the Kamakura period sometimes wore a soft eboshi under their helmets.