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coiffe

American  
[kwahf] / kwɑf /

noun

coiffed, coiffing
  1. a variant of coiffure.


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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

Frizzled and coiffe, not a hair was out of order, not a speck lodged on the sleek surface of the blue coat, not a wrinkle crumpled the snowy vest, with its under-relief of delicate pink.

From Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton

So she had scraped together all her poor little savings, put her best Sunday dress and a fresh clean coiffe in a box, and had set out to kiss him once again.

From An Iceland Fisherman by M. Jules Cambon

In the kitchen an old Breton woman, chopping herbs, looked up at him out of aged eyes, shaking her head under its white coiffe.

From Barbarians by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Although she still wore the coiffe that Breton women discard so seldom, she had learned to dress herself in another way.

From An Iceland Fisherman by M. Jules Cambon

That means perfectly coiffed hair, stark white interiors with pops of color and, despite the era’s prevalent greenery, no extraneous plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

His outsider model was adopted wholesale, including by the similarly coiffed Abelardo de la Espriella, whom a few Colombian commentators have jokingly dubbed the "Temu Bukele."

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

The brutal homicide of America’s longest-running television newsmagazine was reported last week by its immaculately coiffed and richly compensated frontman Scott Pelley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Equally, while Requiem will see the carefully coiffed Leon return to old haunts such as Racoon City's police department from the second game, he and Grace will still explore plenty of new locations too.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Lexie, usually so coiffed, was disheveled and wan, hair in a limp ponytail, and Mia had been so quick to shoo Izzy away.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

I pulled out my recorder as her blond curls bounced with the effortless ease of a superstar whose hairstylist had spent hours coiffing each individual curl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2021

If the world was really ending, it would probably sound a bit like your post-shower coiffing routine.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2018

That was clear as Keisel plowed through the crowd with a microphone labeled “Head and Shoulders,” and asked deadpan questions of the various Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks about their coiffing habits.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2014

It's no wonder animals with names like Beast or Chappie get the farm version of luxury spa pampering - shelter from summer heat, baths with pricey shampoos and careful coiffing with electric razors.

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2013

But often the problem was with the inmates—they could take forever with showering, shaving, and coiffing, trying to get together the perfect self-presentation.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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