[coif] n [ME coife, fr. MF, fr. LL cofea] (14c) 1: a close-fitting cap: as a: a hoodlike cap worn under a veil by nuns b: a protective usu. metal skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail c: a white cap formerly worn by English lawyers and esp. by serjeants-at-law; also: the order or rank of a serjeant-at-law
2: coiffure
[2]coif vt coiffed or coifed ; coif.fing or coif.ing (15c) 1: to cover or dress with or as if with a coif
2: to arrange (hair) by brushing, combing, or curling