pouf

noun

variants or less commonly pouffe
1
2
: a bouffant or fluffy part of a garment or accessory
3
poufed adjective
or pouffed

Examples of pouf in a Sentence

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Thornton opened his empty mouth like a goldfish, articulating an almost silent pouf. Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 The crown of her head was gathered up in a pouf, pinned at the back with a silver bow for more height and dimension. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 To round things out, Megan Thee Stallion teased her half-up pouf and sealed the look with a black bow (which matched her black French tips, of course). India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024 Nicklas Skovgaard’s pouf shapes have inspired many ballooning silhouettes—a nice kind of inflation. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pouf 

Word History

Etymology

French pouf, something inflated, of imitative origin

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pouf was in 1817

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“Pouf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouf. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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