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coif⋅fure

  [kwah-fyoor; Fr. kwa-fyr] noun, plural -fures  [-fyoorz; Fr. -fyr] , verb, -fured  [-fyoord] , -fur⋅ing  [-fyoor-ing] .
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–noun
1. a style of arranging or combing the hair.
2. a head covering; headdress.
–verb (used with object)
3. to provide with a coiffure.
Origin:
1625–35; < F, equiv. to coiff(er) to dress the hair (see coif 1 ) + -ure -ure
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coif·fure   (kwä-fyŏŏr')   
n.  A hairstyle.
tr.v.   coif·fured, coif·fur·ing, coif·fures
To arrange or dress (hair).

[French, from coiffer, to coif; see coiffeur.]
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Word Origin & History

coiffure 
"style or fashion of wearing the hair," c.1631, from Fr. coiffer (see coiffeur).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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