1. close-fitting caps or head coverings, especially those worn by nuns or in medieval times

1. arranges or styles hair

Examples

• The nuns wore white coifs as part of their religious habit.
• Medieval women often wore linen coifs under their veils.
• The museum displayed several historical coifs from the 15th century.
• She coifs her hair every morning before work.
• The stylist coifs the bride’s hair into an elegant updo.
• He carefully coifs his mustache with wax.
• The actor’s hair was coifed to match the period costume.