coiffing

Variant of coif

coif definition

coif (ko̵if; for n.5 & vt.2 usually kwäf)

noun

  1. a cap that fits the head closely
  2. a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers, esp. by serjeants-at-law
  3. the rank of serjeant-at-law
  4. a thick skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail

  5. Etymology: back-form. < coiffure

    a style of arranging the hair

Etymology: ME & OFr coife < LL cofea, a cap, hood < ?

transitive verb coifed, coifing coif′·ing, coiffed, coiffing coif′·fing

  1. to cover with or as with a coif
    1. to style (the hair)
    2. to give a coiffure to

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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