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pouf¹
- /pʊf/
- /puːf/ US
Sounds like poof, pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents) · Rhymes with -ʊf, -uːf
Where it comes from
From French pouf, pouff, of imitative origin; compare puff.
noun poufs · pouffe
- A headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
- A high hair style for women consisting of a roll or pad of hair, worn up. Hosaka, nearly everyone agrees, is a master of detail, an artist who tends his poodles’ poufs as if they were bonsai trees from his native Japan.
- Part of an item of clothing consisting of gathered fabric in a bunch.
- A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool. The voice came from the end of the divan but Hermione, seated square before the fire on a low pouffe did not turn to face its suave producer.
- A short skirt gathered into a rounded puffy shape; a puffball.
- A ball of fabric (such as nylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to a flannel, washcloth, sponge, etc.).
- A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a bustle).
- Alternative form of puff
- Alternative form of poof The same sort of blatant hypocrisy manifest in a tabloid paper notorious for its daily combination of a topless female centerfold with articles condemning the "immorality" of "poufs" and "queers."
Similar: horse's hoof, poofta, pooftah, poofter, poof
verb poufs · poufing · poufed · pouffe
- To make poufy or bouffant. to pouf the hair
pouf²
- /pʊf/
- /puːf/ US
Sounds like poof, pouffe (with certain dialects and/or accents) · Rhymes with -ʊf, -uːf
Where it comes from
Imitative.
interjection
- Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance. Pouf, he was gone.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: horse's hoof, poofta, pooftah, poofter, poof
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noun padded footstool
| Português | pufe, banco estofado (para pés) |
|---|---|
| Français | pouf |
| Italiano | puf |
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