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单词 coiffure
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Definition of coiffure in English:

coiffure

noun kwɒˈfjʊəkwɑːˈfjʊəkwɑˈfjʊr
  • A person's hairstyle.

    Diana's intricately braided coiffure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is wearing a short-sleeved tunic and breeches, his coiffure dressed as a long, interlaced pigtail falling to the horse's rump, with white painted eyes, and a sheathed broadsword at the left hip.
    • Japanese women used lacquer (a precursor of modern-day hair spray) to secure their elaborate coiffures.
    • Despite the elaborate coiffures, the gowns and the slap, it's a charming collection of images showing some of our favourite stars letting down their guard at the biggest, glossiest party of the year.
    • It was customary for brides to do their hair up in a Shimada-style coiffure, so women stopped cutting their hair when it came about time to be getting married.
    • He's a curious figure - Oscar Wilde meets an Andy Warhol superstar with a punk-rock haircut, a coiffure he inflicted on himself the day after Joe Strummer died.
    • I passed some of the shiny unhappy people on the way into the Festival Hall, all hair gel and coiffures and labels and teeth and faces and claws.
    • A hairdresser who has created countless coiffures is putting down her scissors after nearly 30 years, reports Lisa Frascarelli.
    • The ladies had elaborate coiffures dressed by ‘artistes in hair;’ and they dared not retire the night before for fear of mussing these creations.
    • With its elegant coiffure and elaborate rings of jewelry covering the shoulders and upper chest, this sculpture speaks of the antiquity of the arts of adornment in sub-Saharan Africa.
    • She tells me she is just back from the hairdresser and the coiffure will revert to ragged ringlets as soon as it hits rain.
    • Her coiffure was ruined, with her curls hanging down; her gown was rumpled, she had lost her slippers - Rafe could see her bare feet peeking out under the gown -, and the colour was high on her cheeks.
    • A Vidal Sassoon hairdresser, who works on the coiffures of both Mr and Mrs Beckham, drove 200 miles from London to cut the famous Beckham barnet.
    • In those days a geisha could take lovers but her crucial aim was to secure a ‘danna’ or patron - a sugar daddy - who could keep her in her exclusive lifestyle of private cars, expensive coiffures and kimonos for every occasion.
    • Under professional guidance, children from six to 16 years old will weave the costumes, form the coiffures and create the jewellery of the king or queen they always dreamed of.
    • And I've been meaning to get a haircut, but now I'm quite pleased I haven't got around to it, since the sizeable bump on my forehead is concealed behind my ever-expanding coiffure.
    • Her dark, golden-brown hair is piled atop her head in a modest coiffure, with only wisps surrounding her porcelain face.
    • However, we can easily guess his social status from his elaborate coiffure: in the manner of high-ranking men, his hair is done up in a topknot, kept in place by an ornamental hairpin.
    • His Civil War epic turned out to be composed of sets, costumes, coiffures, tinsel and hype - and the movie made zillions.
    • When David Beckham cuts his hair, the next day millions of boys around the world go to the hairdresser to copy his coiffure.
    • Don't be fooled by a new hair colour or style; a drastic change in a celebrity coiffure is more often than not meant to distract you from their radical new nose job or facelift.
    Synonyms
    haircut, cut, style, hair

Derivatives

  • coiffured

  • adjective
    • Carefully coiffured, dressed in the trendiest labels and liking nothing better than to browse the designer rails with their friends at the weekend, they are members of the shopping elite.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The coiffured and bow-tied romantic Charles, with only a club foot to hinder his natural charm, was introduced to Margaret Macdonald while studying at the Glasgow School of Art.
      • He is the only player with filthy trainers, baggy tracksuit-bottoms and messy hair, an image made more obvious when he wanders around AC Milan's training-ground alongside the coiffured Alessandro Nesta.
      • As he entered the stage with coiffured hair and a dapper pin-striped suit, I didn't know what to expect, but he was amazing and had the entire audience, blue rinse brigade and all, on their feet applauding his efforts.
      • It is hard to imagine the methodical Griffiths as a young tyro, but the coiffured cue-master was one of the hottest talents on the snooker circuit and looked poised to dominate the game for years to come.

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, from coiffer 'arrange the hair', in Old French 'cover with a coif' (see coif).

Rhymes

abjure, adjure, allure, amour, assure, Bahawalpur, boor, Borobudur, Cavour, conjure, couture, cure, dastur, de nos jours, doublure, dour, embouchure, endure, ensure, enure, gravure, immature, immure, impure, inure, Jaipur, Koh-i-noor, Kultur, liqueur, lure, manure, moor, Moore, Muir, mure, Nagpur, Namur, obscure, parkour, photogravure, plat du jour, Pompadour, procure, pure, rotogravure, Ruhr, Saussure, secure, simon-pure, spoor, Stour, sure, tour, Tours, velour, Yom Kippur, you're
 
 

Definition of coiffure in US English:

coiffure

nounkwɑˈfjʊrkwäˈfyo͝or
  • A person's hairstyle, typically an elaborate one.

    Diana's intricately braided coiffure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, we can easily guess his social status from his elaborate coiffure: in the manner of high-ranking men, his hair is done up in a topknot, kept in place by an ornamental hairpin.
    • His Civil War epic turned out to be composed of sets, costumes, coiffures, tinsel and hype - and the movie made zillions.
    • He's a curious figure - Oscar Wilde meets an Andy Warhol superstar with a punk-rock haircut, a coiffure he inflicted on himself the day after Joe Strummer died.
    • When David Beckham cuts his hair, the next day millions of boys around the world go to the hairdresser to copy his coiffure.
    • She tells me she is just back from the hairdresser and the coiffure will revert to ragged ringlets as soon as it hits rain.
    • And I've been meaning to get a haircut, but now I'm quite pleased I haven't got around to it, since the sizeable bump on my forehead is concealed behind my ever-expanding coiffure.
    • The ladies had elaborate coiffures dressed by ‘artistes in hair;’ and they dared not retire the night before for fear of mussing these creations.
    • He is wearing a short-sleeved tunic and breeches, his coiffure dressed as a long, interlaced pigtail falling to the horse's rump, with white painted eyes, and a sheathed broadsword at the left hip.
    • Her dark, golden-brown hair is piled atop her head in a modest coiffure, with only wisps surrounding her porcelain face.
    • A hairdresser who has created countless coiffures is putting down her scissors after nearly 30 years, reports Lisa Frascarelli.
    • Her coiffure was ruined, with her curls hanging down; her gown was rumpled, she had lost her slippers - Rafe could see her bare feet peeking out under the gown -, and the colour was high on her cheeks.
    • Japanese women used lacquer (a precursor of modern-day hair spray) to secure their elaborate coiffures.
    • With its elegant coiffure and elaborate rings of jewelry covering the shoulders and upper chest, this sculpture speaks of the antiquity of the arts of adornment in sub-Saharan Africa.
    • It was customary for brides to do their hair up in a Shimada-style coiffure, so women stopped cutting their hair when it came about time to be getting married.
    • In those days a geisha could take lovers but her crucial aim was to secure a ‘danna’ or patron - a sugar daddy - who could keep her in her exclusive lifestyle of private cars, expensive coiffures and kimonos for every occasion.
    • Under professional guidance, children from six to 16 years old will weave the costumes, form the coiffures and create the jewellery of the king or queen they always dreamed of.
    • A Vidal Sassoon hairdresser, who works on the coiffures of both Mr and Mrs Beckham, drove 200 miles from London to cut the famous Beckham barnet.
    • Despite the elaborate coiffures, the gowns and the slap, it's a charming collection of images showing some of our favourite stars letting down their guard at the biggest, glossiest party of the year.
    • I passed some of the shiny unhappy people on the way into the Festival Hall, all hair gel and coiffures and labels and teeth and faces and claws.
    • Don't be fooled by a new hair colour or style; a drastic change in a celebrity coiffure is more often than not meant to distract you from their radical new nose job or facelift.
    Synonyms
    haircut, cut, style, hair

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, from coiffer ‘arrange the hair’, in Old French ‘cover with a coif’ (see coif).

 
 
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