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coil 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: coillir, %cuillir% 'to gather']
to wind or twist into a series of rings, or to make something do this
::The snake coiled around the branches of the tree.
::Her long hair was coiled up in a plait at the top of her head.
::He coiled the rope.
-- coiled adj [only before noun]