Buffont

//ˈbʌf.ənt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s. historical

    "A [...] white ribbon was tied round her scraggy neck, while a buffont attempted to cover her bosom as flat as a deal board, [...]"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of bouffant. alt-of, alternative

    "Perhaps the most famous American woman to wear a bouffant hairstyle was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy."

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"A [...] white ribbon was tied round her scraggy neck, while a buffont attempted to cover her bosom as flat as a deal board, [...]"

Etymology

From French bouffant; doublet of bouffant, which see for more.

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