Main Entry:

¹coif

Pronunciation:

\ˈkȯif, in sense 2 also ˈkwäf\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

14th century

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