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coif

[kwahf, koif] / kwɑf, kɔɪf /


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His famous coif might be styled to look some version of presentable on TV, but it’s not all that surprising that it looks a little thin from below.

From Slate Oct. 14, 2025

The appearance of Bankman-Fried, who sat with his lawyers, has changed dramatically recently as he has lost weight and trimmed his well-known wild coif into a tightly cropped look more traditional among financial professionals.

From Washington Times Oct. 10, 2023

Bankman-Fried’s appearance has changed dramatically in recent months as he has lost weight and trimmed his well-known wild coif into a tightly cropped look more traditional in the world of finance.

From Seattle Times Oct. 10, 2023

Off-screen, Todd allegedly flew from Atlanta to Los Angeles twice a month and stayed at the Beverly Hills hotel to maintain his bleach-tipped coif.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2023

He wore only a shirt of black oiled ringmail over boiled leather, a round steel halfhelm with a noseguard, and a mail coif.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

She was uncomfortable being tall, and the long, bouncing, curly brown hair that has become one of the most recognizable coifs in women’s basketball wasn’t so admired in high school.

From Washington Post Mar. 27, 2022

The sisters epitomized a 1950s sensibility that held up a standard of unreal perfection, wearing identical coifs, dresses and smiles, moving with synchronized precision and blending voices in wholesome songs for simpler times.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2021

Kardashian wore the gown to the Hollywood Beauty Awards, where her escort, hairstylist Chris Appleton, was honored for his work styling the coifs of stars including Kardashian, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande, People noted.

From Fox News Feb. 18, 2019

How are we to understand this focus on coifs in Canadian and American politics?

From Salon Oct. 22, 2015

It gives me a twinge of sadness, of missing my mother, to see their colorful petticoats—indigo blue and saffron yellow—and white coifs.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Timotheé Chalamet's pale visage and perfectly coifed curls may be the face of the "Dune" franchise, but another powerhouse has emerged.

From Salon Mar. 9, 2024

The couple — he dressed casually, she in heels and with neatly coifed hair — shopped together on Fridays for years, always picking out two steaks for dinner before checking out in Hechler’s lane.

From Seattle Times Sep. 10, 2023

But she also walks into every room with her perfectly coifed head held high.

From Salon May 6, 2023

Until then, he said, the coifed and curated hair on his upper lip will remain his signature look, with a little help from some shaping wax.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2023

Tee cringed and then rolled her eyes beneath her perfectly coifed pompadour.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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

But the runup has been dominated by the off-stage antics of the coiffed contestants and their Thai hosts, escalating into a feminist firestorm drawing the attention of Mexico's president.

From Barron's Nov. 6, 2025

"We look for confidence in our achievements, our appearance, our accomplishments," intoned the perfectly coiffed and made-up Angela Halili on a recent episode of the "Girls Gone Bible" podcast.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

She cut a striking figure, travelling through the bush with her coiffed hair, form-fitting dresses and chic, translucent shades.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2025

There was something Renaissance about the pose, but it was princes I thought of, not coiffed and ringleted maidens.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Meanwhile, 14 stylists are coiffing the hordes of background players using about 50 wigs designated for extras.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2019

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

Earring Magic Ken was Mattel’s attempt at making Ken cool by coifing his hair, piercing his left ear and adding a controversial necklace.

From Washington Post Apr. 5, 2023

None of the daughters are so fair as this, Nor stand with such a grace majestical; She in her locks is like the travelling sun, Setting, all clad in coifing clouds of gold.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Ingelow, Jean

He looked coldly on the twenty-one celebrated pictures in which Le Brun had represented on the coifing of the gallery of Versailles the exploits of Lewis.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron




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