coiffe
common nounverb
Syllable Decomposition
coiffefrom the Late Latin cofia (headdress, bonnet), of obscure origin, perhaps Germanic. The dictionaries of the Académie française had coeffe as the main entry in 1694 and 1718 and coiffe as a variant; in 1798, the relationship is reversed, and from 1835 only coiffe is mentioned.
Definitions
- anat
- botanique
- génétique
- imprimerie
Plural
coiffes
Anagram
Translations
german:Kappe
english:cap
italian:cuffia
See also
coiffe (v.) décoiffage (cn.) coiffeur (cn.) coiffeuse (cn.) coiffage (cn.) coiffer (v.) décoiffer (v.) décoiffement (cn.) recoiffer (v.)