uncoif

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/ʌnˈkwɑːf//ʌnˈkɔɪf/

verb

To deprive of the coif or cap.

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Meanings

verbuncoif (third-person singular simple present uncoifs, present participle uncoiffing or uncoifing, simple past and past participle uncoiffed or uncoifed)

present singular third person uncoifs · participle present uncoiffing · participle present uncoifing · participle past uncoiffed · past uncoiffed · participle past uncoifed · past uncoifed

  1. transitiveTo deprive of the coif or cap.

    Her Majesty's renown'd (Though uncoif'd) counsel

    1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
uncover

Origin

From un- + coif.

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APA

uncoif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoif

MLA

“uncoif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoif. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncoif,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoif.

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