Main Entry:

²coil

Function:

verb

Etymology:

French coillir, cuillir to gather — more at cull

Date:

1611

transitive verb 1 : to wind into rings or spirals <coil a rope> 2 : to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil <coiled herself up on the couch> intransitive verb 1 : to move in a circular or spiral course 2 : to form or lie in a coil

— coil·abil·i·ty \ˌkȯi-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun