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 Shaks.)
1596. Shaks., Tam. Shr., V. i. 69. Oh fine villaine, a silken doublet, a veluet hose, a scarlet cloake, and a copataine hat.
