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coiffe

coiffe is the alternative spelling of coif.

Meaning of coif

Verb

coif (third-person singular simple present coifs, present participle coiffing or coifing, simple past and past participle coiffed or coifed)

  1. (transitive) To style or arrange hair.
    • Circe’s this craft, the trim-coifed goddess.1925, Ezra Pound, Canto I

See all 5 meanings of coif

Forms of coiffe

third-person singular presentcoiffes
present participlecoiffing
past participlecoiffed
pastcoiffed

Questions about coiffe

What is coiffe the alternative spelling of?
Coiffe is the alternative spelling of coif.

Words near coiffe in the dictionary

  1. coideals
  2. coidentities
  3. coidentity
  4. coif
  5. coifed
  6. coiffe
  7. coiffed
  8. coiffes
  9. coiffeur
  10. coiffeured
  11. coiffeuring

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