marcel vs coif

marcel and coif both are nouns.

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

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

marcel: a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
coif: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

Other hypernyms of marcel include coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle.

marcel (noun)	coif (noun)
a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron	a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
	the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

marcel (verb)	coif (verb)
make a marcel in a woman's hair	arrange attractively
	cover with a coif