Coif

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
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                  From point and saucy ermine down
                  To the plain coif and russet gown. --H. Brocke.
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                  The judges, . . . althout they are not of the
                  first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of
                  the coif, yet are they considerable. --Bacon.
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     2. a {coiffure}.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coif \Coif\ (koif or kw[aum]f), v. t. [Cf. F. coiffer.]
     To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.
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           And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. --J. G.
                                                    Cooper.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "coif":
     Afro, barber, bob, bonnet, boot, breech, cap, ceil, cloak, coat,
     coiffure, cold wave, conk, cork, crown, dome, frock, gown, haircut,
     hairdo, hairstyle, hat, headdress, home permanent, hood, jacket,
     mantle, natural, permanent, permanent wave, pompadour, process,
     roof, roof in, shingle, shirt, shoe, sock, stocking, stopper, tip,
     top, trim, wave
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  COIF
       
          {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)
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  COIF. A head-dress. In England there are certain serjeants at law, who are 
  called serjeants of the coif, from the lawn coif they wear on their heads 
  under their thin caps when they are admitted to that order.