Fillet (clothing)
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A fillet was originally worn in classical antiquity
, especially in the Hellenic Culture
. At that time, a fillet was a very narrow band of cloth, leather or some form of garland, and they were frequently worn by athletes.
Later, in medieval times, a fillet was a type of headband worn by unmarried women, in certain monkhoods, usually with a wimple
. This is indicated in the sign language of said monks (who took oaths of silence), wherein a sweeping motion across the brow, in the shape of a fillet, indicated an unmarried woman.
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
, especially in the Hellenic Culture
Hellenistic civilization
Hellenistic civilization represents the zenith of Greek influence in the ancient world from 323 BCE to about 146 BCE...
. At that time, a fillet was a very narrow band of cloth, leather or some form of garland, and they were frequently worn by athletes.
Later, in medieval times, a fillet was a type of headband worn by unmarried women, in certain monkhoods, usually with a wimple
Wimple
A wimple is a garment worn around the neck and chin, and which usually covers the head. Its use developed among women in early medieval Europe . At many stages of medieval culture it was unseemly for a married woman to show her hair...
. This is indicated in the sign language of said monks (who took oaths of silence), wherein a sweeping motion across the brow, in the shape of a fillet, indicated an unmarried woman.