bouffant
[ boo-fahnt, boo-fahnt; French boo-fahn ]
/ buˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt; French buˈfɑ̃ /
adjective
puffed out; full: a bouffant skirt.
noun
a woman's hair style in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance and often combed to frame the face.
Nearby words
boudin, boudin blanc, boudin noir, boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed
Origin of bouffant
Related forms
bouf·fan·cy [boo-fuh n-see] /ˈbu fən si/, nounsem·i·bouf·fant, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for bouffant
bouffant
/ (ˈbuːfɒŋ) /
adjective
(of a hair style) having extra height and width through back-combing; puffed out
(of sleeves, skirts, etc) puffed out
noun
a bouffant hair style
Word Origin for bouffant
C20: from French, from bouffer to puff up
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