coif

¹coif

noun \ˈkȯif, in sense 2 also ˈkwäf\

Definition of COIF

1

: a close-fitting cap: as a : a hoodlike cap worn under a veil by nuns b : a protective usually metal skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail c : a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers and especially by serjeants-at-law; also : the order or rank of a serjeant-at-law

2

: coiffure

Origin of COIF

Middle English coife, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cofea

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

Rhymes with COIF

boff, doff, kaph, prof, quaff, scoff, shroff, taw, toff