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COIF
coif
(noun) a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif
(noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman’s hair)
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
(verb) arrange attractively; “dress my hair for the wedding”
coif
(verb) cover with a coif
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
coif (plural coifs)
A hairdo.
(historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.
(historical) An item of chain mail headgear.
An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
Etymology 2
Verb
coif (third-person singular simple present coifs, present participle coifing or coiffing, simple past and past participle coifed or coiffed)
(transitive) To style or arrange hair.
Anagrams
• FICO, fico, foci
Source: Wiktionary
Coif (koif), n. Etym: [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub. See Cup, n. ; but cf. also Cop, Cuff the article of dress, Quoif, n.]
Definition: 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. [Writting also quoif.] From point and saucy ermine down 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), v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. coiffer.]
Definition: To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif. And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. J. G. Cooper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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