What does COIF mean?

Definitions for COIF
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coifnoun

    the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

  2. coifverb

    a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law

  3. coifverb

    cover with a coif

  4. dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffureverb

    arrange attractively

    "dress my hair for the wedding"

GCIDE

  1. Coifnoun

    a coiffure.

Wiktionary

  1. coifnoun

    A hairdo

  2. coifnoun

    A hood

  3. coifnoun

    A chain mail head gear

  4. coifverb

    To style or arrange hair.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. COIFnoun

    The head-dress; a lady’s cap; the serjeant’s cap.

    Etymology: coeffe, French, from cofea, for cucufa, low Latin.

    The judges of the four circuits in Wales, although they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

    No less a man than a brother of the coif began his suit, before he had been a twelvemonth at the Temple. Joseph Addison, Spect.

Wikipedia

  1. Coif

    A coif () is a close fitting cap worn by both men and women that covers the top, back, and sides of the head.

ChatGPT

  1. coif

    A coif is a close-fitting cap or headdress, often made from light materials, that covers the top and back of the head. Its design and use vary based on different historical periods, cultures, and context. In medieval times, it was typically made of chain mail protecting soldiers during combat, while in a modern context, it can refer to a hairstyle setting technique used in hairdressing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coifnoun

    a cap

  2. Coifnoun

    a close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape

  3. Coifnoun

    an official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England

  4. Coifverb

    to cover or dress with, or as with, a coif

  5. Etymology: [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.]

Wikidata

  1. Coif

    A coif is a close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Coif

    koif, n. a covering for the head, esp. the close-fitting cap of white lawn or silk originally worn by serjeants-at-law: a covering for the head worn by women.—v.t. to provide with a coif: to dress (the hair).—ns. Coiff′eur, a hairdresser; Coiff′ure, a head-dress. [Fr. coiffe—Low L. cofia, a cap, perh. Old High Ger. chuppha, a cap, Ger. kopf.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. coif

    Was originally an iron skull-cap, worn by knights under their helmets; it was introduced before 1259. It is now especially applied in Great Britain to a cap worn by sergeants-at-law.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of COIF in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of COIF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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