coif
1. the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
• Syn:
hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure
• Derivationally related forms:
coif (for: coiffure), coiffure (for: coiffure), hairstylist (for: hair style)
• Hypernyms:
hair
• Hyponyms:
beehive, bouffant, haircut, Afro, Afro hairdo,
bang, fringe, bob, wave, braid, plait,
tress, twist, chignon, marcel, pageboy, pompadour,
ponytail, roach, scalp lock, thatch
• Part Meronyms:
rat, lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
2. a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
• Hypernyms:
skullcap
1. cover with a coif
• Hypernyms:
cover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. arrange attractively
- dress my hair for the wedding
• Syn:
dress, arrange, set, do, coiffe, coiffure
• Derivationally related forms:
coiffure (for: coiffure), coiffure, arrangement (for: arrange)
• Hypernyms:
groom, neaten
• Hyponyms:
bob, wave
• Verb Group:
dress, groom, curry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They coif their hair
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