uncoif

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkwɑːf/, /ʌnˈkɔɪf/

Verb

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

(transitive) To deprive of the coif or cap.
- 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:
  Her Majesty's renown'd (Though uncoif'd) counsel

References

“uncoif”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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