quoif
quoif is the obsolete form of coif.
Meaning of coif
Noun
coif (plural coifs)
- A hairdo.
- He decides to muscle in on the act, styling his hair after Kirk’s signature coif (“the stupidest haircut I’ve ever seen,” says one character), trolling college girls on social media and proclaiming himself a “master-debater”.2025 August 7, Zach Vasquez, “From puppy murder to racist podcasts: South Park’s anti-deportation episode is utterly ruthless TV”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- 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.
- A similar item of mail armour covering the head.
- An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
- From point and saucy ermine down / To the plain coif and russet gown.1744, Henry Brooke, The Temple of Hymen
Forms of quoif
| plural | quoifs |
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Questions about quoif
- What is quoif the obsolete form of?
- Quoif is the obsolete form of coif.
Words near quoif in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: quoif (page history and authors); coif (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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