coiffe
English
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editcoiffe (third-person singular simple present coiffes, present participle coiffing, simple past and past participle coiffed)
- Alternative spelling of coif
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editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Old High German *kuffia, *kuphia (“little cap”), diminutive of Old High German kuffa, kupha (“hood, cap”), from Proto-West Germanic *kuppu (“round object, bowl”) (see English cop). See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”); also spelled coeffe up to the 18th century.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcoiffe f (plural coiffes)
Usage notes
editThis word, except to describe folk or historical dresses, is obsolete and replaced with coiffure, chapeau, etc.
Verb
editcoiffe
- inflection of coiffer:
Further reading
edit- “coiffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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editMiddle French
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin cofia, from West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *kuffju.
See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”).
Noun
editcoiffe f (plural coiffes)
- coif (item of chain mail headgear)
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