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Definition of bouffant in English English dictionary
- A popular hairstyle in the mid-to-late 16th century, nowadays common with poodles
- Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body
Her bouffant suit made her seem much heavier than her petite figure actually was.
- {s} puffed hairstyle
- being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt
- being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt"
- A bouffant hairstyle is one in which your hair is high and full. blonde bouffant hairdos. a bouffant hair style is one in which your hair is raised away from your head at the top (present participle of bouffer )
- bouffant cap
- A loose cap, so called because of its puffy shape, typically secured around the head with an elastic, and frequently used in cleanrooms, food service, and other settings to contain loose hair
- Bouffant.
- poufy
- bouffants
- plural of bouffant
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bouf·fantPronunciation
Etymology
[ bü-'fänt, 'bü-" ] (adjective.) 1869. French, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer, to puffResimler
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