Coif
N. A shift for your head. The coif is in essence a close fitting linen 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).It should be made of white, off-white or cream linen and, ideally, should be all hand-sewn.
History
Hair is dirty. It gathers oils from your skin, and dirt from every where else. In the days before Shampoo, invented in the 1930s people used soap A soap-like material found in clay cylinders during the excavation of ancient Babylon is evidence that soapmaking was known as early as 2800 B.C. Europe before, the Roman invasion and after there decline, was home to more than a million people who might never have washed here hair in there lives. So hats were very popular.
