concept
Kamilavka
kamilavka
also: камилавка
A tall, cylindrical clerical hat worn by Russian Orthodox priests, sometimes awarded as a mark of honor or simply part of everyday vestment.
Reading notes
- The Bride §79 kamilavka
A tall, cylindrical clerical hat worn by Russian Orthodox priests; Father Andrei is shown wearing his in the framed photographic portrait hanging over the sofa in the new flat.
- At the Marshal's Widow's §14 kamilavka
A tall cylindrical clerical hat worn by Orthodox priests; its 'faded' state is one of several small, deflating physical details Chekhov uses to puncture the solemnity of the scene.