coif

(ko̵if; for n.5 & vt.2 usually kwäf)

noun

  1. a cap that fits the head closely
  2. a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers, esp. by serjeants-at-law
  3. the rank of serjeant-at-law
  4. a thick skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail
  5. Origin: back-form. < coiffure

    a style of arranging the hair

Origin: ME & OFr coife < LL cofea, a cap, hood < ?

transitive verb coifed, coifing, coiffed, coiffing

  1. to cover with or as with a coif
    1. to style (the hair)
    2. to give a coiffure to

See coif in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. also (kwäf) A coiffure.
  2. A tight-fitting cap worn under a veil, as by nuns.
  3. A white skullcap formerly worn by English lawyers.
  4. A heavy skullcap of steel or leather, formerly worn under a helmet or mail hood.
transitive verb coifed coifed, coif·ing, coifs
  1. also (kwäf) To arrange or dress (the hair).
  2. To cover with or as if with a coif.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French coife

Origin: , from Late Latin cofea, helmet

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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