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• Mail (armour) — Chainmail redirects here. For other uses, see Chainmail (disambiguation). Maille redirects here. For one of several French villages, see Maillé (disambiguation). Maille redirects here. For the French mustard company, see Maille (company). Riveted …   Wikipedia

• Coif — For coiffure , see Hairstyle. Detail of Edward VI as a child by Holbein, 1538: he wears a linen coif under a cloth of gold coif and a feathered hat. A coif ( …   Wikipedia

• coif — [koif; ] for n.5 & vt. [ kwäf] n. [ME & OFr coife < LL cofea, a cap, hood < ?] 1. a cap that fits the head closely 2. a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers, esp. by serjeants at law 3. the rank of serjeant at law 4. a thick skullcap… …   English World dictionary

• coif — coif1 /koyf/, n. 1. a hood shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns. 2. any of various hoodlike caps, varying through the centuries in shape and purpose, worn by men and women. 3. a cap similar… …   Universalium

• coif — I [[t]kɔɪf[/t]] n. 1) clo a hood shaped cap, worn beneath a veil by nuns 2) clo any of various fitted or hoodlike caps worn alone or under another head covering by men or women 3) a type of skullcap, formerly worn by sergeants at law 4) her a… …   From formal English to slang

• coif — I. noun Etymology: Middle English coife, from Anglo French, from Late Latin cofea Date: 14th century 1. a close fitting cap: as a. a hoodlike cap worn under a veil by nuns b. a protective usually metal skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Coif — chainmail armor worn over the head a hood of fabric or mail, worn under the helmet. end of 12 to mid 15th century close fitting plain linen cap covering the ears and tied under the chin …   Medieval glossary

• military technology — Introduction       range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …   Universalium

• Components of medieval armour — Following is a table that concisely identifies various pieces of medieval armour, mostly plate but some mail, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date. No attempt has been made to identify fastening components or various …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Yarmouk — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Across the ravines lies battlefield of Yarmouk, a picture taken 8 miles from battlefield, from Jordan. conflict=Battle of Yarmouk partof=the Muslim conquest of Syria and Byzantine Arab Wars date=15th 20th August …   Wikipedia

• Brigandine — Not to be confused with Brigantine. For the video game, see Brigandine (video game). A brigandine is a form of body armour from the Middle Ages. It is a cloth garment, generally canvas or leather, lined with small oblong steel plates riveted to… …   Wikipedia