Buffont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌf.ənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buffont is a noun meaning Alternative form of bouffant.
Meaning
Alternative form of bouffant.
More Meanings
- (chiefly historical) An item of neckwear (a neckerchief), usually of linen, gauze, or lace, worn around the neck and puffed out over the bosom, popular from the 1750s to 1790s.
Example Sentences
See Figure 5-5 for an example of a bouffant cap on a face cradle.
Perhaps the most famous American woman to wear a bouffant hairstyle was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
A [...] white ribbon was tied round her scraggy neck, while a buffont attempted to cover her bosom as flat as a deal board, [...]
Even to his unpracticed eye, the stitching showed the results of a patient hand. A loudly expelled breath drew his attention to Belle Latchett. Her impressive bosom rose inside a plum-colored brocade dress. A buffont of white gauze trembled .
Word Forms
- buffonts
- buffon
- buffant
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fancy, neckerchief, neck kerchief, neck-cloth, neckatee, band.
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