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Definitions for Coif

[1] a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
[2] any of various hoodlike caps, varying through the centuries in shape and purpose, worn by men and women.
[3] a cap similar to a skullcap, formerly worn by sergeants at law.
[4] Armor . a covering for the head and neck, made of leather, padded cloth, or mail.
[5] British . the rank or position of a sergeant at law.
[6] to cover or dress with or as with a coif.
[7] coiffure(defs 1, 3) .
[8] a close-fitting cap worn under a veil, worn in the Middle Ages by many women but now only by nuns
[9] any similar cap, such as a leather cap worn under a chain-mail hood
[10] (formerly in England) the white cap worn by a serjeant at law
[11] a base for the elaborate women's headdresses of the 16th century
[12] (kwɑːf ) a less common word for coiffure (def. 1)
[13] to cover with or as if with a coif
[14] (kwɑːf ) to arrange (the hair)

Words related to Coif

kerchief, mantle, veil, shawl, bonnet, protector, hat, wimple, purdah, cowl, yashmak, babushka, mantilla, capuchin, capuche

Words nearby Coif

cohousing, cohse, cohune, coi, coiba, coif, coiffe, coiffeur, coiffeuse, coiffure, coiffurist

Origin of Coif

2probably back formation from coiffure, or < French coiffer, its base

Word origin for Coif

C14: from Old French coiffe, from Late Latin cofea helmet, cap, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Coif

babushka, bonnet, capuchin, cowl, hat, kerchief, mantilla, mantle, protector, purdah, shawl, veil, wimple, yashmak, capuche