Synonyms for coif
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : koif |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɔɪf |
Top 10 synonyms for coif Other synonyms for the word coif
Définition of coif
Origin :- late 13c., "close-fitting cap," from Old French coife "skull-cap, cap worn under a helmet, headgear" (12c., Modern French coiffe), from Late Latin coifa "a cap, hood" (source of Italian cuffia, Spanish cofia, escofia), of West Germanic origin (cf. Old High German kupphia, Middle High German kupfe "cap").
- As in hood : noun covering worn over the head
- She wore a coif and a lace frilling in the fashion of the Regency.
- Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
- The Sussex name Quaile represents the Norman pronunciation of coif.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- Her hair had fallen loose in her coif, it depended on to her shoulder.
- Extract from : « The Fifth Queen Crowned » by Ford Madox Ford
- Mother sent me to buy her a coif, and I got this for the money too.
- Extract from : « All's Well » by Emily Sarah Holt
- They thought you were very old, and must be going to coif Saint Catherine.
- Extract from : « More about Pixie » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- The coif recalls those seen in the pictures of the ancient Gauls.
- Extract from : « Rambles in Brittany » by Francis Miltoun
- The coif can treat better with the cowl than the casque can do.
- Extract from : « Anne of Geierstein » by Walter Scott
- The crest is defended by a coif like that used for combat on foot.
- Extract from : « Spanish Arms and Armour » by Albert F. Calvert
- Next morning at breakfast her mother saw the coif and stared at her.
- Extract from : « Historic Girlhoods » by Rupert S. Holland
- He recommends Morrison, his valet, as a good man to shave and coif his father.
- Extract from : « Pickle the Spy » by Andrew Lang
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