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Definition of
bouffant adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bouffant
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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buˈfɑnt
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(
of a person's hair
)
in a style that raises it up and back from the head in a high, round shape
a bouffant hairdo
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bouffant
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