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Word: Bouffant
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French, literally ‘swelling’, present participle of bouffer
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbuːfɒ̃
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbuːfɒnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person's hair) styled so as to stand out from the head in a rounded shape
Short Definition:(of person's hair) styled so as to stand out from head in rounded shape
Examples:- a blonde lady with bouffant hair
Word: Bouffant
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbuːfɒ̃
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbuːfɒnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bouffant hairstyle
Short Definition:bouffant hairstyle
Examples:- we backcombed her hair into a bob-shaped bouffant
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