coiffe

See also coiffé

English

Verb

coiffe (third-person singular simple present coiffes, present participle coiffing, simple past and past participle coiffed)

1. Alternative spelling of coif.

Anagrams

• office

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin cofia, of West Germanic origin. See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”); also spelled coeffe up to the XVIIIth century

Noun

coiffe f (plural coiffes)

1. coif

   une coiffe paysanne.

Usage notes

This word, except to describe folk or historical dresses, is obsolete and replaced with coiffure, chapeau, etc.

Verb

coiffe

1. first-person singular present indicative of coiffer
2. third-person singular present indicative of coiffer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of coiffer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of coiffer
5. second-person singular imperative of coiffer

Anagrams

• office

References

• "coiffe" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).