bouf·fant
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bouf|fant — «boo FAHNT; French boo fahn», adjective, noun. –adj. puffed out; billowy: »a bouffant skirt, a bouffant hairdo. –n. a woman s puffed out hairdo: »... a lady in the audience who wore a mink jacket and a big bouffant (Harper s). ╂[< French… … Useful english dictionary
bouf — bouf·fan·cy; bouf·fant; bouf·fon; … English syllables
fant — bouf·fant; en·fant; in·fant·hood; in·fant; … English syllables
bouffant — bouf·fant … English syllables
bouffant — bouf|fant [ bu fant ] adjective bouffant hair is arranged in a style that lifts it away from your head … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bouffant — bouf|fant [ˈbu:fɔŋ, fɔnt US bu:ˈfa:nt] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: , present participle of bouffer to swell ] a bouffant hair style is one in which your hair is raised away from your head at the top … Dictionary of contemporary English
bouffant — bouf•fant [[t]buˈfɑnt, ˈbu fɑnt[/t]] adj. 1) clo puffed out; full: a bouffant skirt[/ex] 2) clo a woman s hairstyle in which the hair is teased to give an overall puffed out appearance • Etymology: 1875–80; < F: lit., swelling … From formal English to slang
