'Coif' definitions:
Definition of 'coif'
From: WordNet
noun
The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif]
noun
A skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
verb
Cover with a coif
verb
Definition of 'Coif'
From: GCIDE
- Coif \Coif\ (koif or kw[aum]f), n. [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub. See Cup, n.; but cf. also Cop, Cuff the article of dress, Quoif, n.]
- 1. A cap. Specifically: (a) A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. (b) An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. [Written also quoif.] [1913 Webster]
- From point and saucy ermine down To the plain coif and russet gown. --H. Brocke. [1913 Webster]
- The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. a coiffure. [PJC]
Definition of 'Coif'
From: GCIDE
- Coif \Coif\ (koif or kw[aum]f), v. t. [Cf. F. coiffer.] To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif. [1913 Webster]
- And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. --J. G. Cooper. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'coif'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Afro,
- barber,
- bob,
- bonnet,
- boot,
- breech,
- cap,
- ceil,
- cloak,
- coat,
- coiffure,
- cold wave,
- conk,
- cork,
- crown,
- dome,
- frock,
- gown,
- haircut,
- hairdo,
- hairstyle,
- hat,
- headdress,
- home permanent,
- hood,
- jacket,
- mantle,
- natural,
- permanent,
- permanent wave,
- pompadour,
- process,
- roof,
- roof in,
- shingle,
- shirt,
- shoe,
- sock,
- stocking,
- stopper,
- tip,
- top,
- trim,
- wave