couvre-chef

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couvre-chef

\ku.vʁə.ʃɛf\

Where it comes from

De l’ancien français couvrechief. → voir couvrir et chef

noun couvre-chefs

Coiffe, telle un bonnet, un chapeau, une capuche, ou un chaperon. C’était un accident. Jim n’avait pas voulu aplatir son couvre-chef.

In English

hat a head covering
headgear anything worn on the head
headdress a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
head covering covering for the head

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"couvre-chef." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/couvre-chef. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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couvre-chef. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/couvre-chef

Chicago

"couvre-chef." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/couvre-chef.

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@misc{couvre_chef_2026,
  title = {couvre-chef},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/couvre-chef},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}