bouffant

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On the one side, the dashing, bouffant-haired, Old Etonian fox hunting man; on the other, the Guardian's Rosa Klebb.

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  1. adjective Puffed-out; full: a bouffant hair style.

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  • Highlights included three wack-job paranormal pest controllers in Ghostbusters; thousands of cute, puffy fur balls that morphed into demonic, bloodthirsty gremlins in, uh, Gremlins; and one middle-age teen who, with the help of an old strange man and no inappropriate touching, discovered the metaphysical link between waxing old jalopies and thrashing bouffant bullies in The Karate Kid. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • This is an English production of sumptuous elegance and studied richness where not a candle, tapestry, or bouffant hairstyle is out of place. —  CathNews
  • While Drew Barrymore's ice blue Dior Haute Couture dress was pretty, her teased bouffant looked silly. —  The Online News Page
  • I tried to bring the bouffant back in the first three-quarters of season 1, to no avail. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Abroad, many consider the pudgy, bouffant-haired Kim a ruthless dictator who seeks atomic weapons while starving his people. —  Top Stories - Google News
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  1. French, from present participle of bouffer, to puff up, from Old French.

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  1. French, present participle of bouffer, puff, swell.
 

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