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uncoifing

uncoifing 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 uncoifing

What is uncoifing the present participle and gerund of?
Uncoifing is the present participle and gerund of uncoif.

Words near uncoifing in the dictionary

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

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