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almafre
- Coif.
- In the Crónica de D. Pedro, ch. 11: 24, it almost certainly describes the mail coif, lined with padded textile and permanently connected to the hauberk to protect the head and neck. Mail coifs remained common until the end of the fourteenth century, although after c. 1350 they were more characteristic of lower-ranking troops. The coif was often worn under an iron or steel helmet or over a close-fitting metal or hardened leather skull cap; it could also be worn on its own as the primary head protection. (TC)
- More elaborate almofres and coifs could extend under the jaw and covered the mouth; see James F. Powers, The Library of Iberian Resources Online, A Society Organized for War, http://libro.uca.edu/socwar/sw5.htm#N_74] (NF)
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