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| coif [ koyf, kwaaf ] |
noun (plural coifs) |
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1. somebody's hairstyle: the way somebody wears his or her hair
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informal
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2. type of skullcap for women: a close-fitting linen cap worn by women in the Middle Ages, now worn by some nuns under their veils
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3. leather skullcap: a thick, close-fitting leather cap formerly worn under a hood of chain mail
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transitive verb (past and past participle coiffed, present participle coif·fing, 3rd person present singular coifs) |
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1. arrange hair: to arrange or style somebody's hair
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formal
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2. cover head with coif: to cover somebody's head with a coif or with something like a coif
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| [14th century. Via Old French coife "headdress" < late Latin cofia "helmet" < Germanic] |
