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  1. 1. n. A cap. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. cover with a coif Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. arrange attractively Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 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. [Writting 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. To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif. And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. J. G. Cooper. Source: webster
  10. 10. A cap. Specifically: (a) A close-fitting cap covering the sidesof the head, like a small hood without a cape. (b) An officialheaddress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. [Writtingalso 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, norneed be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. Bacon. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n:100 n. a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law v. cover with a coif Source: ecdict

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