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bouffant definition

bouf·fant (bo̵̅o̅ fänt′)

adjective

puffed out; full, as some skirts, hair styles, etc.

Etymology: Fr, prp. of bouffer, to puff out; akin to It buffare, to blow with puffed cheeks, of echoic orig.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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