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uncoiffing

uncoiffing is the present participle and gerund of uncoif.

Meaning of uncoif

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

Questions about uncoiffing

What is uncoiffing the present participle and gerund of?
Uncoiffing is the present participle and gerund of uncoif.

Words near uncoiffing in the dictionary

  1. uncoherently
  2. uncohesive
  3. uncoif
  4. uncoifed
  5. uncoiffed
  6. uncoiffing
  7. uncoiffured
  8. uncoifing
  9. uncoifs
  10. uncoil
  11. uncoilable

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