Coiffure

//kwɑˈfjʊɚ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Hairstyle. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To style or arrange hair. transitive

    "Perfectly coiffured and seemingly imperturbable, Setsuko approaches madness as her psychological and sexual insecurities are dredged up by confrontations with her past and mind games with the suspected murderer."

  2. 2
    arrange attractively wordnet

Synonyms

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hairdoarrangebarberbobcoifcoif

Example

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"Tom was amazed to see Mary's elaborate and upswept coiffure for her high school reunion. He wondered if, despite her very real accomplishments, she might still be at heart somewhat insecure, vain and egotistical."

Etymology

Borrowed from French coiffure.

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