bouffant definition by Wordo

Adjective

Of

hair

or

clothing

,

full-bodied

or

puffy

;

puffed

out

away

from

head

or

body

.

Noun

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

.