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