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bouffant

[ boo-fahnt, boo-fahnt; French boo-fahn ]
/ buˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt; French buˈfɑ̃ /
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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.

Words related to bouffant

hairdo, haircut, braid, headdress, dreadlocks, ponytail, do, cut, natural, bubble, chignon, pixie, bun, fade, bob, flip, coiffure, pageboy, flattop, beehive

Words nearby bouffant

boudin, boudin blanc, boudin noir, boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed

Origin of bouffant

1875–80; < French: literally, swelling (bouff(er) to swell + -ant -ant)

OTHER WORDS FROM bouffant

bouf·fan·cy [boo-fuh n-see] /ˈbu fən si/, nounsem·i·bouf·fant, adjective
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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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