"bouffant" meaning in English

See bouffant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbuːfɑ̃/ [UK], /buˈfɑːnt/ [US], /ˈbufɑːnt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bouffant.wav Forms: more bouffant [comparative], most bouffant [superlative]
enPR: bo͞o-fäntʹ [US], bo͞oʹfänt [US] Rhymes: -ɒnt Etymology: From French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). Doublet of buffont. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bouffant}} French bouffant, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{doublet|en|buffont}} Doublet of buffont Head templates: {{en-adj}} bouffant (comparative more bouffant, superlative most bouffant)
  1. Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
    Sense id: en-bouffant-en-adj-lQdm7YId

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːfɑ̃/ [UK], /buˈfɑːnt/ [US], /ˈbufɑːnt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bouffant.wav Forms: bouffants [plural]
enPR: bo͞o-fäntʹ [US], bo͞oʹfänt [US] Rhymes: -ɒnt Etymology: From French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). Doublet of buffont. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bouffant}} French bouffant, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{doublet|en|buffont}} Doublet of buffont Head templates: {{en-noun}} bouffant (plural bouffants)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Hair Derived forms: bouffant cap, bouffant gown, bouffanty, buffont (alt: buffant), semibouffant
    Sense id: en-bouffant-en-noun-COU4Xgej Disambiguation of Hair: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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