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bouffant
[ boo-fahnt, boo-fahnt; French boo-fahn ]
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.
bouffant
/ ˈːɒŋ /
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
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Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܴ·ڲ· [boo, -f, uh, n-see], noun
- i·dzܴ·ڲԳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bouffant1
C20: from French, from bouffer to puff up
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This year, the Dominican rapper supported her friend by walking the runway in a retro bouffant and black funeral dress.
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Her head tilted from side to side, her mile-high bouffant swinging along.
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She certainly had a steady personal style; she never changed her bouffant hairstyle with its little flip, and to my eye always looked like a glamorous version of a 1950s housewife.
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“There were a lot of vintage jumpsuits. One of our friends went full 1960s with go-go boots and a bouffant. A lot of sequins were happening,” Long said.
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Dark lipstick and bouffant hairdos completed the look.
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