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uncoif

/ʌnˈkwɑːf/

uncoif verb: to deprive of the coif or cap.

Verb

uncoif (third-person singular simple present uncoifs, present participle uncoiffing or uncoifing, simple past and past participle uncoiffed or uncoifed)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of the coif or cap.
    • Her Majesty's renown'd (Though uncoif'd) counsel1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC

Forms of uncoif

third-person singular presentuncoifs
present participleuncoiffing
present participleuncoifing
past participleuncoiffed
pastuncoiffed
past participleuncoifed
pastuncoifed

Origin of uncoif

From un- + coif.

Questions about uncoif

What does uncoif mean?
Uncoif means to deprive of the coif or cap.
What part of speech is uncoif?
Uncoif is a verb.
How do you pronounce uncoif?
Uncoif is pronounced /ʌnˈkwɑːf/.
What is the past tense of uncoif?
The past tense of uncoif is uncoiffed.

Words near uncoif in the dictionary

  1. uncognoscible
  2. uncohered
  3. uncoherent
  4. uncoherently
  5. uncohesive
  6. uncoif
  7. uncoifed
  8. uncoiffed
  9. uncoiffing
  10. uncoiffured
  11. uncoifing

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