Quoif

2 definitions found

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

  Quoif \Quoif\ (kwoif or koif), n. & v. t.
     See {Coif}. --Shak.
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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}.
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