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coiffure

[ kwah-fyoo r; French kwa-fyr ]

/ kwɑˈfyʊər; French kwaˈfür /

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noun, plural coif·fures [kwah-fyoo rz; French kwa-fyr] /kwɑˈfyʊərz; French kwaˈfür/.

a style of arranging or combing the hair.

a head covering; headdress.

verb (used with object), coif·fured [kwah-fyoo rd] /kwɑˈfyʊərd/, coif·fur·ing [kwah-fyoo r-ing] /kwɑˈfyʊər ɪŋ/.

to provide with a coiffure.

Origin of coiffure

1625–35; < French, equivalent to coiff(er) to dress the hair (see coif¹) + -ure -ure

Words nearby coiffure

coiba, coif, coiffe, coiffeur, coiffeuse, coiffure, coiffurist, coign, coign of vantage, coigne, coil

Example sentences from the Web for coiffure

Be very careful, when dressing for a ball, that the hair is firmly fastened, and the coiffure properly adjusted.

The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness |Florence Hartley
In the cab Clancy wondered if the snow that had fallen upon her hair would melt and disarrange her coiffure.

Find the Woman |Arthur Somers Roche
Still this coiffure—for as such it must be designated—is to be found more or less throughout the master's career.

The Earlier Work of Titian |Claude Phillips
She does not affect the fashion in coiffure, and generally is a little behind the fashion in dress.

The White Peacock |D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Eyes, two and three were busy seeing if her coiffure was right and eyes one, six and seven were having their lids tweezed.

Death of a B.E.M. |Berkeley Livingston

British Dictionary definitions for coiffure

coiffure

/ (kwɑːˈfjʊə, French kwafyr) /

noun

a hairstyle

an obsolete word for headdress

verb

(tr) to dress or arrange (the hair)