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coiffing

vb. (present participle of coiffe nodot=yes English), an alternative spelling of (term coif English)

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coiffing

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coif

  1. n. a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law

  2. v. cover with a coif

  3. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coiffe, coiffure]

  4. [also: coiffing, coiffed]

Usage examples of "coiffing".

Her maidservant, busy chattering and clattering about with jeweled combs during the tedious coiffing sessions, had remained oblivious of the color contrast.

Emily's hair was styled in current fashion, a careful coiffing with some feather touches in front.