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
The dress accompanying this singular coiffe and coiffure has a large yellow pi�ce, with sleeves to match.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
A little peasant girl, in a Breton coiffe, perhaps a maid-servant lately come from her native village to the great capital, passed in and knelt down.
From The Magician by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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)
The boy was describing a Breton bed, and the white cap was the coiffe that my mother wore.
From The Magician by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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