pouf
noun
- hairstyle and a hairstyling support
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pʊf/ / /puːf/
intj
Etymology: Imitative.
- Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
“Pouf, he was gone.”
noun
Etymology: From French pouf, pouff, of imitative origin; compare puff.
- A headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
- A high hair style for women consisting of a roll or pad of hair, worn up.
“Hosaka, nearly everyone agrees, is a master of detail, an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan.”
- Part of an item of clothing consisting of gathered fabric in a bunch.
- A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool.
“The voice came from the end of the divan but Hermione, seated square before the fire on a low pouffe did not turn to face its suave producer.”
“Raeburn's handsome head was resting against the back of his chair; Eve sat on a pouf in front of the fire.”
- A short skirt gathered into a rounded puffy shape; a puffball.
- A ball of fabric (such as nylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to a flannel, washcloth, sponge, etc.).
- A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a bustle).
- Alternative form of puff
- Alternative form of poof.
“The same sort of blatant hypocrisy manifest in a tabloid paper notorious for its daily combination of a topless female centerfold with articles condemning the "immorality" of "poufs" and "queers."”
verb
Etymology: From French pouf, pouff, of imitative origin; compare puff.
- To make poufy or bouffant.
“to pouf the hair”