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  • 111hood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. covering; cape, cowl, coif; slang, hoodlum, gangster. See clothing, evildoer. v. t. shield, cover, protect; camouflage; blindfold. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Covering worn over the head] Syn. cowl, shawl …

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  • 112Hautecoiffure — Haute|coif|fure auch: Haute Coif|fure 〈[o:t koafy:r] f.; Gen.: ( ) ; Pl.: unz.〉 schöpferische, für die neueste Mode maßgebliche Frisierkunst [Etym.: frz., »hohe Frisierkunst«] …

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  • 113coiffeur — 1847, from Fr. coiffeur hairdresser, from coiffer to dress hair, from O.Fr. coife, originally, inner part of the helmet (see COIF (Cf. coif)). A woman hairdresser would be properly a coiffeuse …

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  • 114Cerevelliere — ♦ Simple, globular steel cap originally worn under the coif and helm as an additional protection for the head, but evolving into the bascinet at the beginning of the fourteenth century. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 247) Related terms: Armor …

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  • 115order — A mandate; precept; command or direction authoritatively given; rule or regulation. Brady v. Interstate Commerce Commission, D.C.W.Va., 43 F.2d 847, 850. Direction of a court or judge made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment,… …

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  • 116coiffure — [kwä fyoor′] n. [Fr < OFr coife,COIF] 1. a headdress 2. a style of arranging the hair vt. coiffured, coiffuring to COIF (sense 2) …

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  • 117hair style — noun the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman s hair) • Syn: ↑hairdo, ↑hairstyle, ↑coiffure, ↑coif • Derivationally related forms: ↑coif (for: ↑coiffure), ↑ …

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  • 118quoif — /koif/ same as ↑coif * * * quoif(e, quoiff, quoiffure obs. ff. coif, coiffure n …

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  • 119Callot — Cal lot, n. A plant coif or skullcap. Same as {Calotte}. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 120Coifed — (koift), a. Wearing a coif. [1913 Webster] || …

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