coif

Etymology 1
From, , , , , from , , from , from , related to 🇨🇬, , , from , , from pre-Germanic *kubná-, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A hairdo.
 * 2)  A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.
 * 3)  A similar item of chain mail headgear covering the head.
 * 4) An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
 * 5) * c. 1620,, letter of advice to Sir
 * The judges, although they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable.
 * 1) * c. 1620,, letter of advice to Sir
 * The judges, although they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable.

Translations

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 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: cofia
 * German: Bundhaube
 * Hebrew:
 * Irish: caidhp, beannán
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,


 * Finnish: haarniskahuppu
 * German: Kettenhaube
 * Portuguese:

Etymology 2
From, from , from the noun (see above).

Verb

 * 1)  To style or arrange hair.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Russian:

Etymology
, from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) casque