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Meanings of coiffe bretonne in English

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Any of various styles of woman's cap worn with folk dress of Brittany.

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Examples for "breton coif"
Examples for "breton coif"
1
On his head is the tufted Breton cap familiar in the pictures of the days of the great navigators.
The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques ...
2
An Alsatian bow reigned six months; a Breton cap more than a year; but at last what must inevitably take place happened.
A Romance of Youth — Volume 1
3
A chambermaid waited upon us, dressed in a Breton cap that was wonderfully picturesque, and made us feel more in Brittany than ever.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891
4
Bathilde's hair was ravishingly dressed, she had so much taste; Pierrette's was hidden beneath her Breton cap, and she knew nothing of the fashions.
Pierrette