[koif] 
| 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. |
| coif (koif) n.
[Middle English, from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofea, helmet, of Germanic origin.] |
| Main Entry: | coif |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See queif |
COIF language
Fortran 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)
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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