Bouffant
/buˈfɑːnt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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.
"Mother went a little pale. “Preposterous!” she said. “I don’t know what’s got into you!” She fiddled with her bouffant, almost as if she was nervous."
- 2 a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
"Her bouffant suit made her seem much heavier than her petite figure actually was."
Adjective
- 1 being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing wordnet
Example
More examples"Her bouffant suit made her seem much heavier than her petite figure actually was."
Etymology
From French bouffant, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer (“to puff”). Doublet of buffont.