coif

Examples

• All

• "I poked a long strand of white hair back up under her coif.

  Fiction book (1993)

• My face under its coif, like an angel's face peeping through a cloud.

  The Devils (1971)

• If you take off the coif, you'll find lacings in the back of the tabard.

  Robin Hood (2010)

• The five judges wear red robes and white linen coifs.

  Academic text (2010)

• On my head, I wear a coif (kwaf), tight-fitting cap: Photograph

  Fiction book (2000)

• A chain mail coif surrounded the face, surmounted by a conical helmet in the style of the late thirteenth century.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Brides from Raf-Raf, Tunisia, wear a very different form of clothing on the third day, consisting of a short tunic, waistcoat, and coif.

  Academic text (1996)

• We have been found by the words in the air and the pictures sent on light beams into rooms where children and children's parents sit while Medusa, with insect antennae coifs, tells all and seeks punishment.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Older women would help young girls prepare their regional costume, complete with têtes mariées (the head coif), careful to adhere to the traditional meaning of the knot configuration.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The nun adjusted her coif to ensure that it fit snugly under her veil.

Synonyms

H

hat

vscoif

∞ 1.0

A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style

is tightly fitting and meant to be worn beneath veils or hoods

C

cap

vscoif

175 1.0

A soft hat that fits the head, often with a small brim

is brimless and fits closely over top, back, and sides under other headwear

S

skullcap

vscoif

3 7.6

A small round cap that fits the top of the head and has no brim, often worn for religious reasons

covers more of the head, including sides and back rather than only the crown

C

coiffe

vscoif

• Archaic

9.9

A close-fitting cap worn under a veil or helmet in the past

is used both by particular wearers and in historical situations

Surface Forms

Etymology