Meaning

A hairdo..

Definitions by Sense

1. A hairdo.
2. (historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.
3. (historical) A similar item of mail armour covering the head.
4. An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
5. (transitive) To style or arrange hair.

Example Sentences

He decides to muscle in on the act, styling his hair after Kirk’s signature coif (“the stupidest haircut I’ve ever seen,” says one character), trolling college girls on social media and proclaiming himself a “master-debater”.

c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers The judges, […] although they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable.

From point and saucy ermine down / To the plain coif and russet gown.

Circe’s this craft, the trim-coifed goddess.

But winter can also be judged by the prominence of another scourge, one that is especially irksome in a city that places a premium on being well-groomed and immaculately coiffed: hat hair.

Word Forms

• coifs
• coiffe
• quiff
• quaff
• coiffing
• coifing
• coiffed
• coifed

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Use coif when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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