coif vs hair

coif and hair both are nouns.

coif is a verb but hair is not a verb.

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

As nouns, hair is a hypernym of coif; that is, hair is a word with a broader meaning than coif:

coif: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
hair: a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

coif (noun)	hair (noun)
a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law	a filamentous projection or process on an organism
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)	cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
	a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
	any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
	filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
	a very small distance or space

coif (verb)	hair (verb)
arrange attractively
cover with a coif

Difference between coif and hair

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