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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coif /kɔɪf/

▶noun

1 a woman's close-fitting cap, now worn under a veil by nuns.
■ historical a protective metal skullcap worn under armour.

2 also /kwɑːf/ informal, chiefly N. Amer. short for coiffure.

▶verb /kwɑːf, kwɒf/ (coifs, coiffing, coiffed; US also coifs, coifing, coifed) style or arrange (someone's hair).

– origin ME: from OFr. coife ‘headdress’, from late L. cofia ‘helmet’.

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