Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman's hairstyle popular in the 1700s, characterized by high rolled puffs.
- noun A part of a garment, such as a dress, that is gathered into a puff.
- noun A rounded ottoman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plaited piece of gauze worn in the hair, forming part of a head-dress of the second half of the eighteenth century; hence, a head-dress in which such pieces of gauze, and the like, were used, and to which were sometimes added very elaborate ornaments, as figures of men and animals, or even a ship or a windmill.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A soft cushion, esp. one circular in shape and not, like a pillow, of bag form, or thin at the edges.
- noun A piece of furniture like an ottoman, generally circular and affording cushion seats on all sides.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection
Onomatopoeia indicating a cloud of smoke or wind; caused by adeflating object, or a magicaldisappearance . - noun A ball of
fabric (such asnylon monofilament netting) used for washing (as an alternative to aflannel ,washcloth , sponge, etc.). - noun dated A small saddle cushion worn atop the buttocks (as a fashion trend – similar to a
bustle ). - noun Alternative form of
puff . - noun Alternative form of
poof .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- noun thick cushion used as a seat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This delightful Drops pouf is a chair made of an inner tube covered with recycled upholstery material.
READER TIP: Colorful Drops Pouf Seating Made of Recycled Upholstery Material | Inhabitat 2010
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In the 1980s, a French haute couturier named Christian Lacroix set the fashion world on fire with a curious invention called the pouf skirt.
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Weary travelers of the space-time continuum can rest on occasional furniture like a woolen ottoman called a pouf stool $590.
NYT > Home Page By ALEXANDRA JACOBS 2011
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Just the post I needed to see right now, as I'm thinking about making a couple 1950s dresses, and probably will need a crinoline under them to make them fully "pouf" out.
Petticoats and Crinolines and Slips, Oh My! - A Dress A Day 2008
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They stood and watched the spade; it went in with a crunching sound; it came out slowly with a sort of "pouf," and a load of rich, black earth slid off it into the world of sunshine.
The Extra Day Algernon Blackwood 1910
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Holding the finished product in her hand for the first time, Snooki, 23, surveys her book's jacket, emblazoned with her famous "pouf" hairdo.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Holding the finished product in her hand for the first time, Snooki, 23, surveys her book's jacket, emblazoned with her famous "pouf" hairdo.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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I mean the "pouf" is, like, Jersey four or five years ago.
StyleList Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick 2010
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I mean the "pouf" is, like, Jersey four or five years ago.
StyleList Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick 2010
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Note the victorian "pouf" in the space, just like the "pouf" in the Picasso show at the PMA!
theartblog roberta 2010
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