pouf
1 Americannoun
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a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
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an arrangement of the hair over a pad; puff.
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a puff of material as an ornament on a dress or headdress.
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Also pouffe. a broad, backless, usually round, cushionlike seat, often large enough for several people.
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a large solid cushion, usually cylindrical or cubic in shape, used as a seat
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a woman's hair style, fashionable esp in the 18th century, in which the hair is piled up in rolled puffs
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a pad set in the hair to make such puffs
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a stuffed pad worn under panniers
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derogatory less common spellings of poof
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pouf
From French, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at puff
Example Sentences
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And who can resist them baked up in a bubbly pie, juicy cobbler or crisp when served warm and topped with melting vanilla ice cream or a pouf of cool whipped cream?
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
Wrapped in a poncho, her natural pouf of hair stuffed into the hood, she sighed as she took the microphone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
When my home emptied and after the divorce, I'm feeling very vulnerable, I saw this beautiful a pouf.
From Salon ● May 6, 2022
Ornamental young debutantes capered about in Christian Lacroix pouf dresses.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
G’ma shouts, her pouf of white hair standing up all over her head like she stuck a butter knife in a toaster.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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