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quoif |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quoif \Quoif\, n. & v. t. See {Coif}. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: , n. [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL cofea, cuphia fr OHG. kuppa, kuppha miter, perh. fr L. cupa tub. See {Cup}, n.; but cf also {Cop}, {Cuff} the article of dress, {Quoif}, n.] A cap. Specifically: a A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. b An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. [Written also {quoif}.] From point and saucy ermine down To the plain coif and russet gown. --H. Brocke. The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. --Bacon.
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