Bouffant definition

Bouffant

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WordNet

(1) Being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing

"A bouffant skirt"

(2) A woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance

WiktionaryText

, from ; present participle of bouffer, to puff

bouffant

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.

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