coiffure
a style of arranging the hair.
a head covering; headdress.
to arrange or comb (the hair) in a coiffure; to style (the hair).
to provide with a head covering or headdress; cover with a coiffure.
Origin of coiffure
1- Also coif, coiffe [kwahf] /kwɑf/ .
Words Nearby coiffure
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How to use coiffure in a sentence
The most popular request: “Please do a high coiffure—a puffy one.”
Russian Politicians Flaunt '80s Style At The Kremlin | Anna Nemtsova | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was Coco the other day, on Page Six, his familiar red coiffure now underlined by some bright, red whiskers.
He rose and kissed her lightly on the forehead, experience teaching him to avoid a stray hair from the carefully built coiffure.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonLet the coiffure be of flowers or ribbons, never feathers, and but very little jewelry is becoming to an unmarried lady.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyBe very careful, when dressing for a ball, that the hair is firmly fastened, and the coiffure properly adjusted.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
She settled her chain and puffed the elaborate coiffure of her hair, the while she continued to survey the class.
Emmy Lou | George Madden MartinHis coiffure alone would have made him appear whimsical and ridiculous, had not his head been noble and distinguished.
British Dictionary definitions for coiffure
/ (kwɑːˈfjʊə, French kwafyr) /
a hairstyle
an obsolete word for headdress
(tr) to dress or arrange (the hair)
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