bouf·fant (b -fänt )adj. Puffed-out; full: a bouffant hair style. [French, from present participle of bouffer, to puff up, from Old French.] |
bouffant [ˈbuːfɒŋ]
adj
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (of a hair style) having extra height and width through back-combing; puffed out
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (of sleeves, skirts, etc.) puffed out
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a bouffant hair style
[from French, from bouffer to puff up]
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| Noun | 1. | bouffant - a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
| Adj. | 1. | bouffant - being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
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