pouf

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[ poof ]
/ puf /

noun

a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
an arrangement of the hair over a pad; puff.
a puff of material as an ornament on a dress or headdress.
Also pouffe. a broad, backless, usually round, cushionlike seat, often large enough for several people.

Origin of pouf

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From French, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at puff

OTHER WORDS FROM pouf

poufed, pouffed, adjective pouf·y, pouf·fy, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pouffe

pouf

pouffe

/ (puːf) /

noun

a large solid cushion, usually cylindrical or cubic in shape, used as a seat
  1. a woman's hair style, fashionable esp in the 18th century, in which the hair is piled up in rolled puffs
  2. a pad set in the hair to make such puffs
a stuffed pad worn under panniers
(pʊf, puːf) British derogatory, slang less common spellings of poof

Word Origin for pouf

C19: from French; see puff