A small loop or knot made of ribbon or similar material used as a decoration on clothing or hats; also a style of curled feather arrangement.
From French coque (shell, from Latin concha), referring to the shell-like shape of the coiled ribbon decoration.
Coques started as practical military insignia but became fashionable among 17th-century European aristocrats as delicate ribbon ornaments, appearing in portraits and on hats as symbols of style and status.
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