bouffant
noun
- type of hairstyle
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbuːfɑ̃/ / /buˈfɑːnt/ / /ˈbufɑːnt/
adj
Etymology: From French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). Doublet of buffont.
- Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
“Her bouffant suit made her seem much heavier than her petite figure actually was.”
noun
Etymology: From French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). Doublet of buffont.
- A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
“Mother went a little pale. “Preposterous!” she said. “I don’t know what’s got into you!” She fiddled with her bouffant, almost as if she was nervous.”
“But by the early 1980s the energy had largely drained from the punk movement, giving way to the synthesizers, eyeliner and bouffants of so-called New Romantic bands like Duran Duran and Adam and the Ants.”