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A coif is a close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head, worn by all classes in England and Scotland from the Middle Ages to the early seventeenth century (and later as an old-fashioned cap for countrywomen and young children).
Tudor and earlier coifs are usually made of unadorned white linen and tie under the chin. In the Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras, coifs were frequently decorated with blackwork embroidery and lace edging.
Coifs were worn under gable hoods and hats of all sorts, and alone as indoor headcoverings.
References
George Wingfield Digby. Elizabethan Embroidery. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1964.
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