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What (who) is Coif - definition

HISTORICAL HEADGEAR, A CLOSE-FITTING CAP
Coiffe; Coifs
  • Dr. [[Leonhard von Eck]] (1480 -1550) wearing a coif.
  • ''Young Woman with a White Coif'' by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]], 1541

COIF         
<language> Fortran with interactive graphic extensions for circuit design, on UNIVAC 1108. ["An Interactive Software System for Computer-Aided Design: An Application to Circuit Projects", CACM 9(13), Sep 1970]. (1995-01-04)
Coif         
·noun A Cap.
II. Coif ·vt To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.
III. Coif ·noun An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
IV. Coif ·noun A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape.
coif         
[k??f]
¦ noun
1. a woman's close-fitting cap, now worn under a veil by nuns.
historical a protective metal skullcap worn under armour.
2. also kw?:f informal, chiefly N. Amer. short for coiffure.
¦ verb kw?:f, kw?f (coifs, coiffing, coiffed; US also coifs, coifing, coifed) style or arrange (someone's hair).
Origin
ME: from OFr. coife 'headdress', from late L. cofia 'helmet'.

Wikipedia

Coif

A coif () is a close fitting cap worn by both men and women that covers the top, back, and sides of the head.

Examples of use of Coif
1. The woman had a smooth face, a casual smile, and a perfect coif.
2. Streep is Priestly, and I mean that from the topmost swoop of her divine, leonine silver coif to the polished tip of her pointiest Manolo.
3. With his cigars and pomaded coif, Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins) is the impresario she hires and immediately locks horns with.
4. She‘s twisted on her side with her arms crossed in front of her chest and her blond hair –– loosed from its usual controlled coif –– is blowing in a breeze.
5. We want somebody to be able to come from nothing to spending $400 on a haircut,‘‘ he cracked, referring to his beginnings as the son of a poor mill worker and his infamous expensive coif.