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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024coif2 /kwɑf/USA pronunciation n., v. - Clothing coiffure.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024coif1 (koif ),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Clothingany of various hoodlike caps, varying through the centuries in shape and purpose, worn by men and women.
- a cap similar to a skullcap, formerly worn by sergeants at law.
- Heraldry[Armor.]a covering for the head and neck, made of leather, padded cloth, or mail.
- British Termsthe rank or position of a sergeant at law.
v.t. - Clothingto cover or dress with or as with a coif.
- WGmc *kuf(f )ja
- Late Latin cofia, cofea headdress, sort of cap
- Anglo-French coife, Old French coiffe
- Middle English coyf(e) 1250–1300
- Clothingcoiffure (defs. 1, 3).
Also coiffe. - French coiffer, its base
- probably back formation from coiffure, or
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coif /kɔɪf/ n - a close-fitting cap worn under a veil, worn in the Middle Ages by many women but now only by nuns
- any similar cap, such as a leather cap worn under a chain-mail hood
- /kwɑːf/
a less common word for coiffure
vb (coifs, coiffing, coiffed)(transitive)- to cover with or as if with a coif
- /kwɑːf/ to arrange (the hair)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French coiffe, from Late Latin cofea helmet, cap, of obscure origin |