coif

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hairdo.
    — He decides to muscle in on the act, styling his hair after Kirk’s signature coif (“the stupidest haircut I’ve ever seen,” says one character), trolling college girls on social media and proclaiming himself a “master-debater”.
  2. A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women. historical
  3. A similar item of mail armour covering the head. historical
  4. An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
    — From point and saucy ermine down / To the plain coif and russet gown.
动词 v.
  1. To style or arrange hair. transitive
    — Circe’s this craft, the trim-coifed goddess.

词形变化

coifs plural coiffe alternative quiff alternative quaff alternative coifs present,singular,third-person coiffing participle,present coifing participle,present coiffed participle,past coiffed past coifed participle,past coifed past coiffe alternative quiff alternative quaff alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
uncoif

词源

词源 1
From Middle English coif, coife, coyf, coyfe, coyffe, from Old French coife, coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju, related to Old High German kupphia, kupha, kupfe (“mug, hood, cap”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppijǭ (“cap, hat, bonnet, headpiece”), Proto-Germanic *kuppō (“vat, mug, cup”), from pre-Germanic *kubná-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Cognate with Middle High German kupfe (“cap, headgear, helmet”).
词源 2
From Middle English coifen, from Old French coifier, from the noun (see above).
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