† copataine Obs. rare.
App. the same as copintank, a high-crowned hat in the form of a sugar-loaf.
(Fairholt spells it copotain: Scott has capotaine q.v., perh. only after Shakes.)
1596 Shakes. Tam. Shr. v. i. 69 Oh fine villaine, a silken doublet, a veluet hose, a scarlet cloake, and a copataine hat. |