coif

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

COIF, noun A kind of caul, or cap, worn on the head, by sergeants at law, and others. Its chief use was to cover the clerical tonsure. COIF, verb transitive To cover or dress with a coif
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