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Synonyms for coif

a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law

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cover with a coif

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arrange attractively

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Arnold suggests that "both silkwoman and silkman may have ordered smocks, ruffs, sleeves, coifs and other items from seamsters, but many of the descriptions give the impression that they carried out the work themselves" (224).
The Sempster's Wares: Merchandising and Marrying in The Fair Maid of the Exchange (1607) [*]
Farren-Price is back for the 2009 race after finishing a close second to Le Billet in the 2007 series and fourth overall in the Coifs race.
The Pittwater to Coifs Harbour ocean race gets underway on 2 January 2009 at noon with the start in the heart of Broken Bay and the finish inside Coifs Harbour.
Bigger fleet for Coffs Harbour
The Pittwater and Coifs Harbour Series consists of one long ocean race (normally the Pittwater to Coifs Race, but replaced in 2007-08 by the Pittwater to Pittwater Race) and a series of five short races.
Division 1 was won by Love Byte, the Sydney 41 from Coifs Harbour, while B52 took second and Sea Hawk third.
Pittwater and Coffs Harbour Offshore Series: in a series that had it all. Le Billet defended her IRC crown while Wild Joe got the double
Dedication to the task is also undoubted as many regularly travel from the Illawarra and Lake Macquarie and Hunter area to attend, but the real winner in the dedication area is Keiran Searle who, despite still being at school, travels by bus and train every two weeks from Big River Sailing Club located north of Coifs Harbour.
At the helm: Geoff Lavis, Commodore, Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia
It was a remarkable effort on the part of Bob Oatley, Richards and the nucleus of the Wild Oats XI team to be on the start line for the Coifs race.
Despite the showers over Coifs there was a big crowd on top of Mutton Bird Island and around the harbour to welcome Wild Oats XI into port--the first yacht to do a Hobart/Coffs line honours double.
Pittwater to coffs race
Bob and Sandy Oatley's Wild Oats X collided with a whale 130 nautical miles south-east of Coifs Harbour on its delivery to Hamilton Island Race Week, and the whale fought back.
Whale tale
After negotiating a series of "parking lots" along the NSW north coast, Wild Joe owner Steven David was anticipating an IRC corrected time win at the end of e Pittwater Coifs Harbour race.
Coffs result in the balance: despite being a largely frustrating race, the 25th 226 nautical mile pittwater coffs harbour event proved a close contest on both corrected time and line honours
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