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

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 (headgear in general)

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This word, except to describe folk or historical dresses, is obsolete and replaced with coiffure, chapeau, etc.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

Middle French

Noun

coiffe f (plural coiffes)

1. coif (item of chain mail headgear)