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Meanings of biggonet in inglés

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Historical headgear, a close-fitting cap for a woman or child, 16th and 17th century.

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Examples for "coif"
Examples for "coif"
1
She was wearing no coif, but a jewel glittering on her breast.
The Secret Eleanor
2
Whilst forming a coif it also completely covers the back and shoulders.-Trans
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1
3
The wind stirred her black habit and touched gently her white coif.
Long Live the King!
4
The rain ran down the mail coif under his plain iron helmet.
Stonewielder
5
Hair Keep your strands carefree and cute with this bohemian babe-inspired coif.
Ebony
1
Often a velvet cap was worn outside the biggin or lace cap.
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
2
I have seen it stated that the biggin was a night-cap.
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
3
By Shakespere's day biggin had become wholly a term for a child's cap.
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
4
The French coffee biggin is valuable for this.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
5
As he whose brow with homely biggin bound
Shakespeare's Insomnia, and the Causes Thereof
Usage of biggonet in inglés
1
'Nae guards wi' biggonets for Kennedy McClure,' says I.
Patsy