Bouffant Definition

bo͝o-fänt
bouffants
adjective
Puffed-out; full.
Bouffant sleeves.
American Heritage
Puffed out; full, as some skirts, hair styles, etc.
Webster's New World
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noun
bouffants
A full, puffed-out hairstyle.
American Heritage

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

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Bouffant

Noun

Singular:
bouffant
Plural:
bouffants

Origin of Bouffant

  • French from present participle of bouffer to puff up from Old French

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French, from Middle French; present participle of bouffer, to puff

    From Wiktionary

Bouffant Sentence Examples

  • Ship's Ghost Lady Thatcher will be taking part in this capacity, complete with her military-grade bouffant hairdo.

  • The shorter layers around the face tend to be loaded with volume, though, in a slightly bouffant look.

  • Offering a wide selection of handmade scrub hats, the owner of Surgical Scrub Hats also sells the pattern of her popular adjustable bouffant style hat.

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