coif

Definition of Coif in English :

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Noun

1. coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle

the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

2. coif

a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law

Verb

3. coif

cover with a coif

4. arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set

arrange attractively

Example Sentences:
'dress my hair for the wedding'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Coif

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noun

1.

a close-fitting cap worn under a veil, worn in the Middle Ages by many women but now only by nuns

2.

any similar cap, such as a leather cap worn under a chain-mail hood

3.

(formerly in England) the white cap worn by a serjeant at law

4.

a base for the elaborate women's headdresses of the 16th century

5. (kwɑːf ) a less common word for coiffure (sense 1)

verbWord forms: coifs, coiffing or coiffed (transitive)

6.

to cover with or as if with a coif

7. (kwɑːf )

to arrange (the hair)

Coif

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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.

a style of arranging the hair

verb transitiveWord forms: coifed, ˈcoifing, coiffed, ˈcoiffing

6.

to cover with or as with a coif

7.

a.

to style (the hair)

b.

to give a coiffure to

Coif

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n.

1. (also kwäf) A coiffure.

2. A tight-fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head and is now often worn under a veil, as by nuns.

3. A white skullcap formerly worn by English lawyers.

4.

a. A hood of chain mail or other heavy material, usually worn under a helmet.

b. A cervellière.

tr.v. coifed, coif·ing, coifs

1. (also kwäf) To arrange or dress (the hair).

2. To cover with or as if with a coif.

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