coif

Meanings

Plural: coifs

Noun

the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
A hairdo.
A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.
A similar item of mail armour covering the head.
An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.

Verb

cover with a coif
arrange attractively
To style or arrange hair.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English coif, coife, coyf, coyfe, coyffe, from Old French coife, coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju, related to Old High German kupphia, kupha, kupfe (“mug, hood, cap”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppijǭ (“cap, hat, bonnet, headpiece”), Proto-Germanic *kuppō (“vat, mug, cup”), from pre-Germanic *kubná-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Cognate with Middle High German kupfe (“cap, headgear, helmet”).

Synonyms

arrange, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, set

Scrabble Score: 9

coif is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coif is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coif is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

coif is a valid Words With Friends word