coif
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French coiffer, from Late Latin cofia, of West Germanic origin. See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Homophone: quaff
Noun [edit]
coif (plural coifs)
- A hairdo
- A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until XVIII century; after that worn only by small children and countrywomen
- An item of chain mail headgear
- An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
- H. Brocke
- From point and saucy ermine down / To the plain coif and russet gown.
- Francis Bacon
- The judges, […] althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable.
- H. Brocke
Translations [edit]
hairdo
hood
chain mail headgear
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Verb [edit]
coif (third-person singular simple present coifs, present participle coiffing, coifing, simple past and past participle coiffed, coifed)
- (transitive) To style or arrange hair.
Translations [edit]
to style hair
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Anagrams [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin cofea. Compare French coiffe.
