coiffure
[ kwah-fyoor; French kwa-fyr ]
/ kwɑˈfyʊər; French kwaˈfür /
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noun, plural coif·fures [kwah-fyoorz; French kwa-fyr]. /kwɑˈfyʊərz; French kwaˈfür/.
a style of arranging the hair.
a head covering; headdress.
verb (used with object), coif·fured [kwah-fyoord], /kwɑˈfyʊərd/, coif·fur·ing [kwah-fyoor-ing]. /kwɑˈfyʊər ɪŋ/.
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.
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Words nearby coiffure
coif, coiffe, coiffed, coiffeur, coiffeuse, coiffure, coiffurist, coign, coign of vantage, coil, coil spring
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British Dictionary definitions for coiffure
coiffure
/ (kwɑːˈfjʊə, French kwafyr) /
noun
a hairstyle
an obsolete word for headdress
verb
(tr) to dress or arrange (the hair)
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