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bouf·fant

(bo͞o-fänt′)
adj.
Puffed-out; full: bouffant sleeves.
n.
A full, puffed-out hairstyle.
[French, from present participle of bouffer, to puff up, from Old French.]
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bouffant

(ˈbuːfɒŋ)
adj
1. (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
(Hairdressing & Grooming) a bouffant hair style
[C20: from French, from bouffer to puff up]
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bouf•fant

(buˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt)

adj.
1. puffed out; full: a bouffant skirt.
n.
2. a woman's hairstyle in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance.
[1875–80; < French: literally, swelling]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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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Translations

bouffant

[ˈbuːfɒŋ] ADJ [hairdo] → crepado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bouffant

[ˈbuːfɒn] adj [hairstyle] → bouffant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bouffant

adj hairstyle → aufgebauscht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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