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pouf2

Syllabification: (pouf)
Pronunciation: /po͞of/

Definition of pouf

noun

  • a dress or part of a dress in which a large mass of material has been gathered so that it stands away from the body: [as modifier]:a dress with a pouf skirt
  • a bouffant hairstyle:he grew his hair out in a sort of pouf

Origin:

early 19th century (denoting an elaborate female headdress fashionable at the time): from French, of imitative origin

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