coiffe

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. Alternative spelling of coif

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Old High German *kuffia, *kuphia (little cap), diminutive of Old High German kuffa, kupha (hood, cap), from Proto-West Germanic *kuppu (round object, bowl) (see English cop). See also Middle High German kupfe (cap), Old High German kupphia (cap); also spelled coeffe up to the 18th century.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kwaf/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

coiffe f (plural coiffes)

  1. coif (headgear in general)
    une coiffe paysannea peasant's coif (similar to a white bonnet)

Usage notes[edit]

This word, except to describe folk or historical dresses, is obsolete and replaced with coiffure, chapeau, etc.

Verb[edit]

coiffe

  1. inflection of coiffer:
    1. first-person singular/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin cofia, from West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju.

See also Middle High German kupfe (cap), Old High German kupphia (cap).

Noun[edit]

coiffe f (plural coiffes)

  1. coif (item of chain mail headgear)