coif
A girl from Breton (France) wearing a traditional coif.
James Holland.
A coif is a woman's close-fitting cap, now only worn by nuns underneath their veils. It was also the term for the skullcap men would wear with their armor in battle. In America, coif is short for coiffure, which means one's particular hairstyle.
Coifs in general fascinate me. I went through phases as a kid where I wore a knitted beret over my hair most of the time - not just because I was trying to grow my hair out and thought it looked gross, but because the hat looked cool. And, you know, it did have the shape of one of those coifs worn by the kitchen staff in Downton Abbey.
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