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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cover or dress with or as with a coif.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English coyf(e) < Anglo-French coife, Old French coiffe < Late Latin cofia, cofea headdress, sort of cap < West Germanic *kuf(f)ja
1250–1300; Middle English coyf(e) < Anglo-French coife, Old French coiffe < Late Latin cofia, cofea headdress, sort of cap < West Germanic *kuf(f)ja
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| coif (kɔɪf) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | a less common word for coiffure |
| —vb , coifs, coiffing, coiffed | |
| 6. | to cover with or as if with a coif |
| 7. | to arrange (the hair) |
| [C14: from Old French coiffe, from Late Latin cofea helmet, cap, of obscure origin] | |
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| Main Entry: | coif |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See queif |
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Word Origin & History
coif
"close-fitting cap," early 14c., from O.Fr. coife, from L.L. coifa "a cap, hood," of W.Gmc. origin (cf. M.H.G. kupfe "cap").
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COIF definition
languageFortran with interactive graphic extensions for circuit design, on UNIVAC 1108.
["An Interactive Software System for Computer-Aided Design: An Application to Circuit Projects", CACM 9(13), Sep 1970].
(1995-01-04)
Encyclopedia Britannica
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coif
close-fitting cap of white linen that covered the ears and was tied with strings under the chin, like a baby's bonnet. It appeared at the end of the 12th century as an additional head protection worn under the hood by men, and it persisted into the 16th century as ecclesiastic or legal headgear, sometimes worn alone, sometimes as an undercap.
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