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- noun Plural form of
coif . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
coif .
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Examples
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Gone too, are their "coifs" and other paraphernalia.
Bardell v. Pickwick Charles Dickens 1841
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Primavera style was nothing if not a display of striking coifs, with thick bangs and bold dyes for the ladies and close-cropped 'dos for the dudes that were equal parts business and bite.
Andrea Domanick: Festival Style: Primavera Sound 2011 Andrea Domanick 2011
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Primavera style was nothing if not a display of striking coifs, with thick bangs and bold dyes for the ladies and close-cropped 'dos for the dudes that were equal parts business and bite.
Andrea Domanick: Festival Style: Primavera Sound 2011 Andrea Domanick 2011
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They brought out the vainest impulses in the teen boys in the cast who'd slave over their pompadours daily only to have their coifs ruined by the ridiculous head-wear.
Jennifer Armstrong: What Mouseketeers Taught Me About Feminism Jennifer Armstrong 2010
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Primavera style was nothing if not a display of striking coifs, with thick bangs and bold dyes for the ladies and close-cropped 'dos for the dudes that were equal parts business and bite.
Andrea Domanick: Festival Style: Primavera Sound 2011 Andrea Domanick 2011
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Primavera style was nothing if not a display of striking coifs, with thick bangs and bold dyes for the ladies and close-cropped 'dos for the dudes that were equal parts business and bite.
Andrea Domanick: Festival Style: Primavera Sound 2011 Andrea Domanick 2011
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It is known that Norse women wore rectangles of fabric upon their heads, sewn into a peak or rounded, essentially forming a cap. (many early medieval caps and coifs were worn by both sexes) The veil or fabric (from wool, linen or cotton depending on the area) rectangular headdress was common in European countries, protecting the head from sun, and in some areas as a form of tradition or religious custom.
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Primavera style was nothing if not a display of striking coifs, with thick bangs and bold dyes for the ladies and close-cropped 'dos for the dudes that were equal parts business and bite.
Andrea Domanick: Festival Style: Primavera Sound 2011 Andrea Domanick 2011
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Their coifs have the volume that my hair does on a humid summer day ... but without the Roseanne Rosannadanna frizz.
Una LaMarche: Crashing Fashion Week: Part One Una LaMarche 2010
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Primavera style was nothing if not a display of striking coifs, with thick bangs and bold dyes for the ladies and close-cropped 'dos for the dudes that were equal parts business and bite.
Andrea Domanick: Festival Style: Primavera Sound 2011 Andrea Domanick 2011
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