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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Also coif, coiffe

[kwahf] /kwɑf/ .

Origin of coiffure

First recorded in 1625–35; from French, equivalent to coiff(er) “to dress the hair” + -ure noun suffix; see origin at coif², -ure

Words nearby coiffure

coif, coiffe, coiffed, coiffeur, coiffeuse, coiffure, coiffurist, coign, coign of vantage, coil, coil spring

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|DAILY BEAST
There was Coco the other day, on Page Six, his familiar red coiffure now underlined by some bright, red whiskers.
The Exit Beard|The Daily Beast|February 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He rose and kissed her lightly on the forehead, experience teaching him to avoid a stray hair from the carefully built coiffure.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Let 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 Hartley

Be 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 Martin
His coiffure alone would have made him appear whimsical and ridiculous, had not his head been noble and distinguished.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851|Various

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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