coif vs fringe

coif and fringe both are nouns.

coif and fringe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coif	Yes	No	Yes	No
fringe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fringe is a hyponym of coif; that is, fringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coif:

coif: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
fringe: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

Other hyponyms of coif include beehive, bouffant, haircut, Afro, Afro hairdo, bang, bob, wave, braid, plait, tress, twist, chignon, marcel, pageboy, pompadour, ponytail, roach, scalp lock, thatch.

coif (noun)	fringe (noun)
a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law	an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)	a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
	a social group holding marginal or extreme views
	a part of the city far removed from the center
	one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
	the outside boundary or surface of something

coif (verb)	fringe (verb)
arrange attractively	decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
cover with a coif	adorn with a fringe

Difference between coif and fringe

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