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Webster 1913 Edition
Coif
Coif
(koif or kwäf)
, Noun.
1.
A cap.
Specifically: (a)
A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape.
(b)
An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
[Written also
quoif
.] From point and saucy ermine down
To the plain
To the plain
coif
and russet gown. H. Brocke.
The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the
coif
, yet are they considerable. Bacon.
Coif
(koif or kwäf)
, Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
coiffer
.] To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.
And
coif
me, where I’m bald, with flowers. J. G. Cooper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coif
COIF
,Noun.
COIF
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2025
coif
coif
English
Alternative forms
Noun
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
hairdo
hood
Verb
coif (third-person singular simple present coifs, present participle coiffing or coifing, simple past and past participle coiffed or coifed)
- (transitive) To style or arrange hair.
Translations
to style hair
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Anagrams
- ↑ http://books.google.pl/books/about/Slavic_Tocharian_isoglosses.html?id=mrnOSAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Vaclav Blazk, Slavic - Tocharian isoglosses
Romanian
Etymology
From Late Latin cofea. Compare French coiffe.
Noun
coif n (plural coifuri)
See also
- cască