coif
coif
Definition
coif (ko̵if; for n.5 & vt.2 usually kwäf)
noun
- a cap that fits the head closely
- a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers, esp. by serjeants-at-law
- the rank of serjeant-at-law
- a thick skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail
Etymology: back-form. < coiffure
a style of arranging the hair
Etymology: ME & OFr coife < LL cofea, a cap, hood < ?
transitive verb coifed, coif′·ing, coiffed, coif′·fing
- to cover with or as with a coif
- to style (the hair)
- to give a coiffure to
coif
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- white: Her long, dark hair was bound up under a simple white linen coif over which she wore her usual headdress.
Modifying Another Word
- perfectly: She is perfectly coiffed with eyes elegantly smudged with kohl, shimmering lips, fabulously tailored suits and an indefinable air of dignity.
- immaculately: In the following days she would pose, immaculately coiffed and made-up, for glamor shots of her horribly bruised face.
- elegantly: The elegantly coiffed heir apparent to Mr Blair finished up with a flourish.
Noun used with modifier
- linen: Her long, dark hair was bound up under a simple white linen coif over which she wore her usual headdress.
- mail: The backpack was ditched for a plastic one and a load of green stuff used to make the chain mail coif.
- chainmail: It is suggested that a chainmail head coif may have offered some additional protection to the combatants at Wisby.
