to coiffure
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9.2
- verb
- /kwɑːˈfjʊr/
- This spectacular piece (NT 155) represents a female with elaborately coiffured hair and is adorned with necklaces and bangles.
- coiffured hair
Examples
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Beside him sits a slightly older, very poised girl with shortish, well-coiffured black hair, dark eyes, and red lips.
Academic text (2011) -
If I were to take one of those poor things have her properly washed, dressed and coiffured you couldn't tell her from your own fiancee.
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I thought I'd seen everything until a woman beautifully coiffured and dressed in silk became "mounted"—that is, possessed by a loa.
Academic text (1990) -
She took great care to coiffure her hair perfectly for the wedding.
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The stylist will coiffure your hair to match your outfit for the gala.
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After hours in the salon, she left with her hair coiffured in an elegant updo.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Study a subject at university, for example medicine or law
∞
1.0
To take place in a particular time or place
112
1.7
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
63
1.0
To remove knots and smooth hair with a comb
37
3.0
To make food, hair or a place look attractive by adding small items
7
2.8
Make someone's hair form small round loops with hot tools or rollers
7
9.6
To style hair neatly for a clean, attractive look
2
8.4
To arrange hair to look neat or fancy
1
7.9
To braid hair into long locks
Antonyms
How Elaborate
1
9.2
112
1.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coiffure as a verb comes from the same French coiffe 'cap', and it gives the idea of 'putting hair into a cap-like shape'. So to coiffure someone is to arrange or style their hair carefully.