coif

Examples

• All

• Because I was merely a toddler—and not yet tainted by the world of vanity—my coif was of little concern to me at the time.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Her dishevelled coif, and I did fall in love with her--

  The Other Sister (1999)

• This time, her expression was almost unreadable, but the air around her perfect coif fairly crackled with repressed emotion.

  Fiction book (1995)

• That is a coif definitely befittin' your stature as the future ex-Mrs. Joe Odom.

  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

• Examining his now trimmed coif and beard in a small mirror, even he could barely recognize his famous features, sunburned and lined with illness and fatigue.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I stopped, mid-step, content to watch her at her work—her pale, bare shoulders, her tangled coif, her air of abstracted appetite.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Chin-length, fine and supple and colored like glossy-wet autumn oak leaves, her coif suited more a folk singer or hippie communard than a club-hopping night-gaunt.

  Fiction book (2001)

• She spent hours preparing her beautiful coif for the wedding ceremony.

• The stylist recommended a classic coif that would highlight her facial features.

Synonyms

P

ponytail

vscoif

59 2.1

Hair pulled back and tied so it hangs down at the back

is a broader women's hair arrangement rather than this single tied style

H

haircut

vscoif

52 1.0

The way a person's hair is cut and arranged

is about styling and arrangement more than the cutting process itself

H

hairstyle

vscoif

44 1.4

A way of cutting and arranging hair to change your look

is a general women's hair arrangement rather than a fashion focus

H

hairdo

vscoif

41 2.9

A way of cutting and arranging someone's hair

is a broader women's hair arrangement not only about personal appearance

H

hair style

vscoif

9 1.9

A way of cutting or arranging hair to change your look

is a general women's hair arrangement rather than a single chosen look

C

cornrow

vscoif

6 5.3

A hairstyle with narrow braids made close to the scalp, often from African tradition

is a general women's hair arrangement rather than this specific cultural braid pattern

U

updo

vscoif

2 6.1

A hairstyle with the hair pinned up for a formal event

is a general women's hair arrangement rather than specifically pinned formal styles

C

coiffure

vscoif

2 8.1

A hairstyle arranged by a hairdresser

is a general arrangement of hair not limited to professional styling

C

chignon

vscoif

2 9.8

A hairstyle where someone twists long hair into a roll at the back of the neck

is a broader women's hair arrangement rather than that specific rolled knot form

B

bouffant

vscoif

1 7.4

A woman's hairstyle with hair shaped round and full

is a general arrangement of women's hair not focused on puffed volume

How Elaborate

updo

2 6.1

coif

• Archaic

3 7.9

ponytail

59 2.1

Surface Forms

Etymology