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Webster 1913 Edition

Coif

Coif

(koif or kwäf)
,
Noun.
[OF.
coife
, F.
coiffe
, LL.
cofea
,
cuphia
, fr. OHG.
kuppa
,
kuppha
, miter, perh. fr. L.
cupa
tub. See
Cup
,
Noun.
; but cf. also
Cop
,
Cuff
the article of dress,
Quoif
,
Noun.
]
1.
A cap.
Specifically:
(a)
A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape.
(b)
An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
[Written also
quoif
.]
From point and saucy ermine down
To the plain
coif
and russet gown.
H. Brocke.
The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the
coif
, yet are they considerable.
Bacon.

Coif

(koif or kwäf)
,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
coiffer
.]
To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.
And
coif
me, where I’m bald, with flowers.
J. G. Cooper.

Webster 1828 Edition

Coif

COIF

,
Noun.
A kind of caul, or cap, worn on the head, by sergeants at law, and others. Its chief use was to cover the clerical tonsure.

COIF

,
Verb.
T.
To cover or dress with a coif.

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