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Definition of Bouffant
1. Adjective. Being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing. "A bouffant skirt"
2. Noun. A woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance.
Definition of Bouffant
1. Adjective. Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body. ¹
2. Noun. A popular hairstyle in the mid-to-late 16th century, nowadays common with poodles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bouffant
1. a woman's hairdo [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bouffant
Literary usage of Bouffant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hill's French-English and English-French Vest-pocket Dictionary by Charles McClellan Stevens (1898)
"bouffant, e, a. puffing-. Bourru, e, a.morose.cross Bouffée, sf. puff; slight fit.
Bouffer, va. to puff; feed. ..."
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