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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Quoifnoun

    Etymology: coèffe, Fr.

    Hence thou sickly quoif,
    Thou art a guard too wanton for the head,
    Which princes, flesh’d with conquest, aim to hit. William Shakespeare.

  2. To Quoifverb

    To cap; to dress with a head-dress.

    Etymology: coeffer, Fr.

    She is always quoiffed with the head of an elephant, to show that this animal is the breed of that country. Addison.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quoif

    see Coif

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quoif

    koif, n. a cap or hood.—v.t. to cover or dress with a coif.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quoif in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quoif in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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