bouffant

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbuːfɑ̃/
• (America) enPR: bo͞o-fäntʹ, IPA: /buˈfɑːnt/ or enPR: bo͞oʹfänt, IPA: /ˈbufɑːnt/

Adjective

bouffant

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.

Noun

bouffant (plural bouffants)

1. A popular hairstyle in the mid-to-late 16th century, nowadays common with poodles.

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