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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Coif

/(koif [or] kwäf)/ · IPA /kwɑf/
01 n. A cap.
  1. 1.
    A cap.
    “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.
  2. 2.
    a coiffure. See: coiffure
02 v. t. To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.
  1. 1.
    To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.
    “And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers.” — J. G. Cooper.