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comparative more bouffant, superlative most bouffant
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body. examples
plural bouffants
A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides. quotations examples
Mother went a little pale. “Preposterous!” she said. “I don’t know what’s got into you!” She fiddled with her bouffant, almost as if she was nervous.
2009, David Walliams, Mr Stink