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

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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

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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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