[334] κρήδεμνον (“κάρα δέω”) was probably a broad piece of lawn, which was tied round the head with a ribbon, while two broad bands hung down from it which might be drawn across, to veil the eyes and cheeks. Cp. Il.3. 141“αὐτίκα δ᾽ ἀργεννῇσι καλυψαμένη ὀθόνῃσιν”
“ὡρμᾶτ᾽ ἐκ θαλάμοιο”.σχομένη ‘after she had drawn.’