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coif

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Main Entry:
1coif 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈkif, 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
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