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 hairstyle in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance and often combed to frame the face.

Origin of bouffant

First recorded in 1875–80; from French: literally, “swelling” (bouff(er) “to swell” + -ant adjective suffix; see -ant)

OTHER WORDS FROM bouffant

bouf·fan·cy

[boo-fuhn-see], /ˈbu fən si/, nounsem·i·bouf·fant, adjective

Words nearby bouffant

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

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Example sentences from the Web for bouffant

And now the same thing is happening with her signature pillowy, bouffant hairstyle, reports The Daily Mail.
Margaret Thatcher's Hairstyle Craze|Misty White Sidell|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This time the actress is on set in Monte Carlo wearing a giant ball gown and bouffant hairdo.
Carine Roitfeld To Launch Fragrance, L'Wren Scott Might Design Angelina Jolie's Wedding Dress|The Fashion Beast Team|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She ditches her plaid knee-highs for Audrey Hepburn-style shift dresses, fur stoles, red lipstick and a bouffant.
A Touch of Audrey|Rachel Syme|October 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She smiled to see the old men with their high-waisted pants and the old women with their bouffant hair.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

To the American eye it is a musical comedy costume, picturesque, bouffant, amazing.
Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber

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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单词	bouffant
释义	bouffant [ boo-fahnt, boo-fahnt; French boo-fahn ] / buˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt; French buˈfɑ̃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bouffant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective puffed out; full: a bouffant skirt. noun a woman's hairstyle in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance and often combed to frame the face. Origin of bouffant First recorded in 1875–80; from French: literally, “swelling” (bouff(er) “to swell” + -ant adjective suffix; see -ant) OTHER WORDS FROM bouffant bouf·fan·cy [boo-fuhn-see], /ˈbu fən si/, nounsem·i·bouf·fant, adjective Words nearby bouffant boudin, boudin blanc, boudin noir, boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, Bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bouffant And now the same thing is happening with her signature pillowy, bouffant hairstyle, reports The Daily Mail. Margaret Thatcher's Hairstyle Craze\|Misty White Sidell\|April 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This time the actress is on set in Monte Carlo wearing a giant ball gown and bouffant hairdo. Carine Roitfeld To Launch Fragrance, L'Wren Scott Might Design Angelina Jolie's Wedding Dress\|The Fashion Beast Team\|October 31, 2012\|DAILY BEAST She ditches her plaid knee-highs for Audrey Hepburn-style shift dresses, fur stoles, red lipstick and a bouffant. A Touch of Audrey\|Rachel Syme\|October 9, 2009\|DAILY BEAST She smiled to see the old men with their high-waisted pants and the old women with their bouffant hair. Makers\|Cory Doctorow To the American eye it is a musical comedy costume, picturesque, bouffant, amazing. Fanny Herself\|Edna Ferber 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bouffant hairdo, haircut, braid, headdress, dreadlocks, ponytail, do, cut, natural, bubble, chignon, pixie, bun, fade, bob, flip, coiffure, pageboy, flattop, beehive
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bouffant

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