coiffe
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The playwright also recalls that he was sporting a shaggy coiffe that was popular at the time, which prompted the movie star to tell him that he should get a haircut.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2014
She paused to innocently admire her reflection in the silver rimmed mirror, turning her head from side to side, the better to observe the lace frills and twisted ribbons of her coiffe.
From Out of the Ashes by Mumford, Ethel Watts
If my coiffe does not cover my hair, neither does the small Paris hat of the Countess de Vassart cover her hair.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
"Cau-ston a vingt-quatr'ans—elle coiffe d�j� Sainte Catherine," the remorseless Pigou had said: oh, had she?
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
Outre cette garniture de tête ils en ont assez communément une autre qu'ils mettent par-dessus leurs chapeaux ou leurs toques: c'est une coiffe de fil d'archal.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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