coif

Noun

coif (plural coifs)

1. a hairdo
2. a hood
3. chain mail head gear

4 letters in word "coif": C F I O.

Anagrams of coif:

• fico

• foci

Words found within coif:

if io of oi

• Definitions:
• 1. A cap that fits the head loosely. 2. A thick skullcap, as of leather, formerly worn under a hood of mail. 3. Mail hood covering the head.
• A Mail defense for the head in the form of a hood, often worn under a full helm. The mail coif was worn over a padded cap, providing excellent protection against both shock and penetration.
• close-fitting cap of white linen later embroidered or made in black.
• Head-cover worn by nuns as part of their habit, often with long veils. Cone: Conically shaped hood of felt or straw used as a base for blocking small hat shapes or crowns. Coolie hat: A shallow conical straw hat with a large brim to protect wearer from the sun. ...
• to dress or arrange one's hair
• A type of armored head-covering made out of chain-mail.
• This close-fitting white linen cap covered the hair. It was gathered at the back of the top seam with enough room to accommodate a hair bun and fastened at the base of the neck with a drawstring inserted into the casing. You could have a really bad hair day and no one would be the wiser!
• a hood of fabric or mail, worn under the helmet.
• simple white linen hood, sometimes worn alone and sometimes worn as a base for a more elaborate headdress.
• a close-fitting cap; a hood-like cap worn under a veil by nuns; a protective usually metal skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail; a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers.
• hairdo: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) cover with a coif a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law dress: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
• A coif (IPA ) is a close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head, worn by all classes in England and Scotland from the Middle Ages to the early seventeenth century (and later as an old-fashioned cap for countrywomen and young children).

• cohyponyms ←
• cohyponym ←
• cohunes ←
• coif
• → coifed
• → coiffe
• → coiffed