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
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.
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.
• 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
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
