uncoif

English

Etymology

un- +‎ coif

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkwɑːf/, /ʌnˈkɔɪf/

Verb

uncoif (third-person singular simple present uncoifs, present participle uncoifing or uncoiffing, simple past and past participle uncoifed or uncoiffed)

1. (transitive) To deprive of the coif or cap.
   • 1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC:

     Her Majesty's renown'd (Though uncoif'd) counsel

References

“uncoif”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.