bouffant
3
7.4
- noun
- /buːˈfɒnt/
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bouffant
- I loved her outfit and her bouffant hairdo!
- bouffant hairdo
- bouffant hairstyle
- bouffant hair
Examples
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The typical image of a long-term care user is a Caucasian woman with a silver bouffant hairdo and a relaxed smile, seated by her walker in the activity area of a residential program.
Academic text (1991) -
She styled her hair in a beautiful bouffant for the wedding, giving her a glamorous look.
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About her head was a bouffant of wild blue flame.
Fiction book (1995) -
Cousin Claudette's got a bouffant tonight.
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Her light hair was arranged in an elaborate bouffant, and her bare arms, although still delicate, looked slightly heavier.
Fiction book (2000) -
She was as beautiful as Miss America with a new bouffant hairstyle.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her blond hair was teased in a Jackie Kennedy bouffant.
Fiction book (1990) -
I must look the part, as I spy the blondest, most intimidating bouffant of them all making its way toward me.
Blog text (24) -
The actress walked the red carpet with an iconic bouffant that turned heads.
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For the retro costume party, she opted for a classic bouffant hairstyle that embodied the 1960s fashion.
Synonyms
2
7.9
A woman's hairstyle arranged to look neat or fancy
How Voluminous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bouffant comes from the French verb bouffer, which means 'to puff' or 'to swell'. So a bouffant hairstyle is hair that is 'puffed' up to look full and round.