- a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- any of various hoodlike caps, varying through the centuries in shape and purpose, worn by men and women.
- a cap similar to a skullcap, formerly worn by sergeants at law.
- Armor. a covering for the head and neck, made of leather, padded cloth, or mail.
- British. the rank or position of a sergeant at law.
Variations: coif, coifed, coifing, coifs, quoif, quoifed, quoifing, quoifs.
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