Coif

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwÉ‘f/, /kɔɪf/
• Rhymes: -É’f, -ɔɪf
• Homophones: quaff

Alternative forms

• coiffe

Origin

From Middle French coiffer, from Late Latin cofia, of West origin. See also Middle High German kupfe ("cap"), Old High German kupphia ("cap"), Polish cipa ("cap"), Tocharian kÅ­pÅ­ (vulva)

http://books.google.pl/books/about/Slavic_Tocharian_isoglosses.html?id=mrnOSAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Vaclav Blazk, Slavic - Tocharian isoglosses

, Proto-Indo-European *gwheibh

Full definition of coif

Noun

1. A hairdo
2. A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until XVIII century; after that worn only by small children and countrywomen
3. An item of chain mail headgear
4. An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
• H. BrockeFrom point and saucy ermine down
  To the plain coif and russet gown.
• Francis BaconThe judges, ... althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable.

Verb

1. (transitive) To style or arrange hair.

Anagrams

• FICO
• foci