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a hairstyle that takes itself so seriously it earned a fancier French name.
means A coif is a styled arrangement of the hair, or the act of arranging it; historically, it also named a close-fitting cap worn under other headwear.
from From the Old French 'coife,' a close-fitting cap or hood, which came from the Late Latin 'cofia,' a helmet or head-covering — itself possibly borrowed from a Germanic source. For centuries 'coif' meant the cap itself; only later did it migrate to the hair beneath, and 'coiffure' (the French for a hairdressing) trails along as its fancier cousin.
- original meaning
- a close-fitting medieval cap worn under helmets
- legal headgear
- English lawyers once wore white coifs in court
- verb form
- to coif means to arrange hair elaborately
- chainmail cousin
- a mail coif protected a knight's head and neck
for instance
medieval chainmail coif — metal mesh head covering worn under helmets by knights from 10th-14th centuries for protection