Found 2 items, similar to Coif.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: coif coif n : a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law v 1: cover with a coif 2: arrange attractively; “dress my hair for the wedding” [syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coiffe, coiffure] [also: coiffing, coiffed]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Coif 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] 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]