coif
11coif — /koyf/ A title given to Serjeants at law, who are called serjeants of the coif, from the coif they wear on their heads. The use of this coif at first was to cover the clerical tonsure, many of the practicing serjeants being clergymen who had… …
12coif — coif1 /koyf/, n. 1. a hood shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns. 2. any of various hoodlike caps, varying through the centuries in shape and purpose, worn by men and women. 3. a cap similar… …
13coif — I [[t]kɔɪf[/t]] n. 1) clo a hood shaped cap, worn beneath a veil by nuns 2) clo any of various fitted or hoodlike caps worn alone or under another head covering by men or women 3) a type of skullcap, formerly worn by sergeants at law 4) her a… …
14coif — I. noun Etymology: Middle English coife, from Anglo French, from Late Latin cofea Date: 14th century 1. a close fitting cap: as a. a hoodlike cap worn under a veil by nuns b. a protective usually metal skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail… …
15coif — /kɔɪf/ (say koyf) noun 1. a hood shaped cap worn under a veil, as by nuns. 2. a close fitting cap of various kinds, as one worn by European peasant women. 3. a cap like the skullcap, retained until the common introduction of the wig, especially… …
16coif — A cap worn by sergeants at law in the English courts. See Order of the Coif …
17coif|feur — «kwa FERR; Anglicized kwah FUR», noun. = hairdresser. (Cf. ↑hairdresser) ╂[< French coiffeur < Old French coiffer to dress the hair, to coif] …
18Coif, Order of the — n. An honor society for law students in the top 10% of their class. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
19coif|feuse — «kwa FERZ», noun. French. a woman hairdresser …
20coif|fure — «kwah FYUR; French kwa fooR», noun, verb, fured, fur|ing. –n. 1. a style of arranging the hair. 2. a covering for the hair; headdress. –v.t. 1. to arrange in a coiffure. 2. to put a coiffure on. ╂ …
