bouffant
[ boo-fahnt, boo-fahnt; French boo-fahn ]
/ buˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt; French buˈfɑ̃ /
adjective
puffed out; full: a bouffant skirt.
noun
a woman's hair style in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed-out appearance and often combed to frame the face.
Origin of bouffant
OTHER WORDS FROM bouffant
bouf·fan·cy [boo-fuh n-see] /ˈbu fən si/, noun sem·i·bouf·fant, adjectiveWords nearby bouffant
boudin,
boudin blanc,
boudin noir,
boudoir,
boudoir grand,
bouffant,
bouffe,
bougainville,
bougainvillea,
bough,
boughed
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British Dictionary definitions for bouffant
bouffant
/ (ˈbuːfɒŋ) /
adjective
(of a hair style) having extra height and width through back-combing; puffed out
(of sleeves, skirts, etc) puffed out
noun
a bouffant hair style
Word Origin for bouffant
C20: from French, from
bouffer to puff up