n. [ OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub. See Cup, n.; but cf. also Cop, Cuff the article of dress, Quoif, n. ]
From point and saucy ermine down
To the plain coif and russet gown. H. Brocke. [ 1913 Webster ]
The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. F. coiffer. ] To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif. [ 1913 Webster ]
And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. J. G. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Wearing a coif. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] A hairdresser. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. a woman hairdresser. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ F., fr. coiffer. See Coif. ] A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]