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Coifed vs Coiled - What's the difference?

coifed | coiled |

As verbs the difference between coifed and coiled

is that coifed is past tense of coif while coiled is past tense of coil.

As an adjective coiled is

in the form of coils; having coils.

coifed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (coif)

    • coif

    English

    (wikipedia coif)

    Alternative forms

    * coiffe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hairdo
  • A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until XVIII century; after that worn only by small children and countrywomen
  • An item of chain mail headgear
  • An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
  • * H. Brocke
    • From point and saucy ermine down / To the plain coif and russet gown.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • The judges, althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif , yet are they considerable.

    Verb

  • To style or arrange hair.

    • Anagrams

    * * English terms with homophones ----

    coiled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (coil)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the form of coils; having coils.
    • a coiled serpent
  • Prepared and poised to act, as a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway.}}

    Synonyms

    * looped

    Anagrams

    * *